Mosques
- 2. 1What is a mosque?. 2. Architecture. - Styles. - Minarets. - Mihrab. - Domes. - Prayer hall. - Ablution facilities. - Contemporary features. 3. Rules and etiquette. - Prayer leader. - Cleanliness. - Dress. - Non-Muslims in mosques.
- 3. What is that? A mosque (/m skɒ /; Arabic: مسجد and Persian: جد مس masjid, plural د دد دد mas jidā ) is a place of worship for followers of Islam. There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni fiqh for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as musallas. There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area formally demarcated as the mosque (which is often a small portion of the larger complex), and, in the Islamic Sharia law, after an area is formally designated as a mosque, it remains so until the Last Day. Many mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls, in varying styles of architecture. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents. The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for salat (ددد د al tṣ ā , meaning prayer ) as well as a center for" " information, education, and dispute settlement. The imam leads the congregation in prayer.
- 4. ARCHITECTURE Style: it’ll variate depending of where is it. Minarets: The tall, slender tower that usually is situated at one of the corners of the mosque structure. The top of the minaret is always the highest point in mosques. Mihrab: A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla. That is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the qibla" wall.“ Domes: May signify the vaults of heaven and the sky. As time progressed, domes grew, from occupying a small part of the roof near the mihrab to encompassing the whole roof above the prayer hall.
- 5. Rules & Etiquetts • Prayer leader: The permanent prayer leader (imam) must be a free honest individual and is authoritative in religious matters. • Cleanliness: All mosques have rules regarding cleanliness, as it is an essential part of the worshippers experience.' Muslims before prayer are required to cleanse themselves in an ablution process known as wudu. However, even to those who enter the prayer hall of a mosque without the intention of praying • Dress: they must wear clothes that doesn’t reveals to the other the shape of the body. • Non-muslims in to the mosques: Under most interpretations of sharia, non-Muslims are permitted to enter mosques provided that they respect the place and the people inside it.
- 6. And that is all Made by: Elena Yuyan García Gómez