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Mosque
A mosque is the building where Muslims worship. There are very strict building requirements for a place of worship to be called a mosque.
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Why is Eid performed on different days by different Mosques?
The Islamic calendar is based on lunar, rather than solar, months; each month begins when the moon is sighted. Some Muslim communties are located in desert areas where the phases of the moon may be observed on almost every day of the year (there are few clouds), whereas others are located in areas where there are few days when the sky is clear. Some coummunities prefer to follow the moon sightings announced in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, where the sky is cloudy fewer than 50 days per year. Others prefer to go by local moon sightings. There is a provision in Islamic law that if the sky is cloudy two days in a row, the new moon may be presumed to have appeared on the third day when it was expected. For this reason, there may be as many as three days' difference in the dates when Muslim communties in different locations may celebrate Islamic feasts.
In what year was the first mosque built in Quebec?
The Islamic Centre of Québec (ICQ) is the first mosque built in Montreal and in the Province of Québec. Its history dates back to the mid-nineteen-fifties in Montreal when a few Muslims prayed privately in their homes. When they were together on the weekend, they offered their prayer in a group. They were the nucleus which formed the Islamic Centre of Montreal, incorporated in 1958 with constitution and bylaws in the province of Québec. Its main objective was to preserve Islamic heritage and create an Islamic environment for Muslim immigrants and their growing children. Seven years later, the Islamic Centre of Québec was established through a private bill (Bill 194), assented to by the National Assembly of Québec, on August 6, 1965.
Why do people in the Islam religion accept how things are in a mosque?
Since I'm Muslim this is why. The things to do in a mosque is to pray, read Quran, and do ziker(reading on fingers). Also religious teachings are there. So its like going to your religious places. That's why Muslims accept it. There is nothing bad there.
What is the first mosque placed on earth?
The first Mosque on earth is the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah(Mecca)
And the next oldest mosque is al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine.
Why did Muslims use spices in mosques?
Muslims don't use spices in mosques. Some people burn incense or use perfume to freshen the air.
Mobile application for Muslim prayer times like athan or adhan?
I have used many different ones. The best one so far I found is Mobile Muezzin. You can get it at http://www.mobilemuezzin.com It just works...!
Answer:
if found the best program to be "Islamic Organizer" from nokia . of course you have to have a nokia phone running symbian s60 operating system.
Why is al aqsa mosque also known as Dome of the Rock?
this is because inside the al-aqsa mosque there is a rock which Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) rose to the heavens.
Is it necessary for women to call the adhan and the iqamat?
No. If they call, it is makrûh because it is harâm [prohibited] for women to raise their voices. (This is [that is, not say the adhân for women] also one of the proofs that it is harâm for women to let their voices be heard by nâ-mahram men.)
What do people do before they pray in a mosque?
Answer:
They go through body cleaning and purification, called "Ablution" in Islam.
This ablution was taught to Muslims by the Prophet Mohammed Peace be upon him, and it was performed by all the prophets of Allah, including Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus and it consists of the following:
washing the private parts after urination,
washing of the hands, faces, elbows, rubbing of the hair and ear with water and washing the feets.
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What is the dua for going to a mosque?
When a person goes to a musjid, he should enter with his right foot and
say;
Du`a On Entering Musjid:
ALLAHUM-MAFTAHLI ABWABA RAMATIK
O Allah! Open for me the door of your Mercy
When a person is inside the musjid, he should remember that he is in the house of Allah SWT, which must be given its due respect. Therefore, he should sit quietly and keep himself busy in salaah, remembrance of Allah SWT and recitation of the Qur'an. He should avoid raising his voice, indulging in vain talk or argument with others. According to a Hadith, a person who sits in the musjid waiting for the next salaah, is like the one who is performing the salaah.
While leaving the musjid, one should take out the left foot first and say;
Du`a For Exiting Musjid:
ALLAHUMMA INNI AS'ALUKA MIN FALDLIKA WA RAHMATIK
O Allah! I beg Thee of Thy bounty, favour & your Mercy
Who are the imam and the muezzin?
Imam is the one leading the praying. Imam is also called on the religious leaders of Islam.
Muezzin is the one who declares the Azan (call for praying when is due)
Imam Ibn Hajar says about this hadith in Fath al-Bari: His saying (40 years)
Ibn al-Jawzi said: It raises a problem since Abraham built the Ka`bah and Solomon built Bayt al-Maqdis [another name of al-Masjid al-Aqsa cf. Hebrew Bet ha-Miqdash] and there are 1,000 years between them. His evidence for saying that it is Solomon - peace be upon him - who built the Farthest Mosque is the narration of al-Nasa'i from the hadith of `Abd Allah Ibn `Amr Ibn al-`As attributed to the Prophet with an authentic isnad that "When Solomon built Bayt al-Maqdis he asked God the Most High for three things etc." and in al-Tabarani from the hadith of Rafi` Ibn `Umayrah that "David - peace be upon him - started building Bayt al-Maqdis but God inspired him: I shall accomplish its building with Solomon" and the hadith has a story. He [Ibn al-Jawzi] said: "The answer to that is that the mention concerns the first construction and the foundation of the mosque and it is not Abraham who built the Ka`bah for the first time nor is it Solomon who built Bayt al-Maqdis for the first time. Indeed, we have narrated that the first one who built the Ka`bah is Adam. Then his progeny spread out on earth. Therefore, it is possible that one of them built Bayt al-Maqdis. Later, Abraham (re)built the Ka`bah according to the Qur'an." Likewise, al-Qurtubi said: The hadith does not indicate that Abraham and Solomon were the first ones to build the two mosques. It was only a renovation of what had been founded by others. After quoting other opinions, Ibn Hajar insists : But the possibility mentioned by Ibn al-Jawzi is more pertinent. And I found evidence supporting those who say that it is Adam who founded both mosques. For instance, Ibn Hisham mentioned in "Kitab al-Tijan" that when Adam built the Ka`bah, God ordered him to walk to Bayt al-Maqdis and build it and so he did and offered worship in it. And the construction of the House [Arabic: al-Bayt, i.e., the Ka`bah] is famous and we have mentioned earlier the hadith of `Abd Allah Ibn `Amr that the House was elevated in the time of the flood until God showed Abraham its location. Ibn Abi Hatim narrated from the way of Ma`mar from Qatadah: God founded the House with Adam when he descended. But Adam missed the voices of the Angels and their prayers. Therefore, God told him: I sent down a House around which [people] will revolve like it is revolved around my Throne, so set out to it. Adam set out to Makkah - He had descended in India, and his steps were enlarged until he reached the House and revolved around it. It was also said that when he had prayed at the Ka`bah, he was ordered to set out to Jerusalem where he built a masjid [mosque] and prayed therein so that it became a qiblah to a part of his progeny.
Why should you keep the mosque clean?
Bismillah... Well when it comes to our own house we make sure there are no spills, no odors, no trash lying aroung. But when we come to the masjid we ignore all of this and think those who are the main members of the masjid should keep this clean, but in reality its our responsibilty because the mosque is the house of Allah and our place for worship and our place to find peace.
What are the rules of a mosque?
No eating or drinking is allowed except for breaking fast. No worldly gossip is to be done and no business deals are to be fixed. No music is to be played. No one is allowed to sleep except in Ramadan. No women in menstruation are allowed to enter. Shoes must be taken off, and one must wash their hands and feet before entering.
Why are Muslim men separated from Muslim women in a mosque?
Men and women are separated so they aren't distracted from their prayers.
When was the Badshahi Mosque built?
The Badshahi Mosque was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan
Can you recite qasr or not in masjid ul haram?
If you are in al Masjed Al Haram in Makkah, I advise you to follow the Immam (leader of the prayer) there and follow his prayer.
Why is the Mosque important to the Muslims?
Because they in the mosque:
- pray
- receive religious teachings and advices
Why was a minaret made this way?
construction of minaret for mosque is traditional as in construction of church is also unique the construction of minaret is because the people far away can easily locate the mosque. more over the high minarets were used to be constructed so that voice of moazzun can be heard to longer distance turkish are the pioneers of this type of construction
Is there a star and a crescent at the dome in a mosque?
yes there is it is called the sign of Islam and no i am not a Muslim myself i just like to answer questions
