2006-06-21 18:31:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
Muslims don't have a church - the prayer building for assembly is called a mosque.
Islam forbids iconoclasism - which is religiously followed by Muslims - so they avoid images of people/animals/the prophet or god/or any symbols/icons.
2006-06-21 18:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Maloy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely no statues. Mostly we only have prayers' time table on the wall but some mosques (Muslims call it 'Masjid') hang pictures of The Holy Mecca or other famous and prominent mosques just to educate and beautify the place, though its not necessary :) Try entering one,it is open for all Muslims and non-muslims alike.
2006-06-21 18:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by aishah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No images of animals or living beings are hang in Mosques. A mosque can have Islamic caliograhic pictures or writings.
2006-06-21 18:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by SFNDX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Muslims do not have Pictures in the traditional sense. They forbid depictions of the Prophet Mohammed and other images depicting real or imaginary beasts or icons.
Muslim culture has created much in the way of geometric art, calligraphy, tesselations, and patterns as part of their belief in the beauty of Allah, his revelation to Mohammed, and the subtle patterns Allah hid in mathematics, music, etc.
These kinds of art are found in Muslim works and often in treasured works of the Quran.
Yes, there is the sacred stone in Mecca that is revered, but worshipped is a little strong. It is a symbol of how great Allah is. It is a memory of Abraham and the beginnings of Allah's direct contact with humans. In much the same way as the crucifix is a touchstone for Catholics and Christians, the stone, and the Hadj to see it are a unifying force for Muslims.
2006-06-21 18:44:08 · answer #4 · answered by klygen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Hinduism and Christianity or for that matter any other religion, the people who call themselves Muslims also when they start taking Islam as religion they also indulge in all these activities like hanging pictures of the images of people and places they believe are holy and although thy do not bow in front of these images they follow the hear sake references attributed to those images, in other words it tantamount to being image worshiping which is in many ways similar to idol worshiping.
2006-06-21 19:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by saamirr2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are no images or pictures in mosques. The mosques are built in the direction of The Holy Kaba.
2006-06-21 18:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by white_falcon21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. However, theer are crescents in most mosques and this is why many anti-islamic people think that Muslims worship moon
2006-06-24 19:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Mostafa Al Banna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no we dont. because that could lead to idol worship. if you look back at the story of Noah for instance. There was a very pious man. and he died. The next generation came and said "lets build a statue, in order to remember him". after that generation died, their sons came and saw the statue, Satan came to them and told them to worship the idol, because "that is what their fathers did, why else would they make a statue of hiim"
and thus that nation was destroyed.
wallahu alem ( and Allah knows best)
2006-06-21 18:35:58 · answer #8 · answered by Shirien 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do worship idols! Every year they go to Mecca and walk round a stone and touch it and they believe that their moon god Allah is inside it. This is televised every year so you can see that what I am saying is the truth.
They say they dont have idols but they do!
Another example of Islams and lies.
2006-06-21 18:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Islam has always banned images of Mohammed, perhaps someone would like to explain these:
http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full/
2006-06-21 18:57:51 · answer #10 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋