TO SOMEONE IN THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY, what is the difference between a mosque and a masjid?

Question

In my job I referred to Islamic places of worship as "mosques." Today I was corrected (after 3 months) and was told to refer to Islamic places of worship as "masjids."

1) Is there a difference between the two terms, and could you please phoenetically type out how you pronounce "masjid?" (example: mosque = mausk)
2) Also, does it offend you when someone who is non-Islamic refers to your place of worship as a "mosque?"

I need to be educated. Thank you.

The correction came from a person who initiated contact with the Islamic community on behalf of the nonprofit organization I volunteer for. She stated, "They (moslims) prefer the term 'masjid.' "

Answer 1

1) Mosque and masjid mean the same thing, they are just in different languages. Masjid is in Arabic, mosque is in English.
Masjid=Musjith (the th sound like the th in that)

2) No it doesn't offend me. Like me calling a church a church. I think its better when somebody calls my place of worship a mosque rather than "your church."

: ) Bye.

Answer 2

What exactly is a masjid (mosque)? Is there a difference between a masjid (mosque), musalla, and jamat khana, etc? These are questions which need detailed discussion.
Nowadays, in the west, many Islamic Centers being managed include, among other things, a prayer hall, musalla, or jamat khana. Some communities rent an industrial unit, a store front, a house, or an apartment in which members of the Muslim community gather to perform congregational prayer (and in many cases social activities). Many communities actually have purchased property which they consider their masjid (mosque).
Which of the above can technically be considered a masjid (mosque), and what are the related rulings?
There is a difference between a masjid (mosque) and a musalla (or jamat khana). A musalla (or jamat khana) literally means a place where prayer is performed or where congregations are held, or worded differently, any temporary place in which worshippers congregate to perform their prayers. A musalla is also a place that has not been made an endowment or not yet intended to become a permanent masjid (mosque) until the Last Day. In many cases, it is a temporary place from which the community will transfer once they find a more suitable, convenient, or permanent location. Though Muslims today commonly refer to their “musalla” as their “masjid (mosque),” which the literal meaning of masjid (mosque) (a place where the prostration is made) allows, a musalla cannot technically be considered a legal [shar‘i] masjid (mosque). Likewise the reward for prayer in a musalla is not the same as in a proper masjid (mosque).

Answer 3

If somebody corrected you, that person is being over-sensitive. Masjid is just the arabic version of "Mosque." If you called it Islamic Church, or Temple, then I can understand their annoyance and decision to correct you, but you shouldn't be required to learn all the arabic terms for the different things within our religion. That seems incredibly narrow-minded by the person who said that to you.

Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. You didn't offend 99.9% of the Muslim world in calling it a mosque.

Answer 4

Mosque and Dargah are 2 forms of Islamic structures that teach difference between them. A mosque is a place of worship in Islam. that's a place the place Muslims make prostration to Allah. The prostration made to Allah is talked approximately as as sujood. A Dargah on the different hand is a shrine geared up by the Sufi Muslims over the grave of a respected non secular chief. Dargahs are often geared up over the graves of Sufi saints. The deceased saints for whom Dargahs are geared up are oftentimes seen great servants and messengers of Allah. between the main significant variations between a mosque and a dargah is that a mosque is a place of worship for the Muslims while a dargah isn't a place of worship for the Muslims. that's simply by certainty that Islam recommends prostration purely to Allah and to not the deceased saints interior the dargah. as a result dargah is merely considered one of those graveyard while mosque is a place the place the top priest conducts prayers for the human beings who bypass to it. the top priest of the mosque is talked approximately as by the call ‘imam’. the finished international in accordance to Islam is a place of worship different than 2 places, particularly, a graveyard and a restroom. that's necessary be responsive to that mosque is likewise talked approximately as by the call masjid. sometimes it is likewise talked approximately as as masajid. temporarily that's reported that everywhere the place a Muslim does prostration to Allah is talked approximately as a masjid. that's exciting to be conscious that a Muaddin is accessible interior the mosque and his accountability is to call to prayer. in certainty he's the guy who provides adhaan to the Muslims in a masjid or a mosque. that's rather conceivable that Muslims hit upon a place of their locality to construct a mosque. :) :)

Answer 5

I'm not Muslim but I'm a linguistic... and I know that Mosque is the English word for the Arabic word "masjed"... if you were corrected the next time you are referring to "Masjid" as "Mosque" please do tell the person that you are speaking English to him not Arabic....

Answer 6

Masjid just means mosque in Arabic. The English word is mosque, so there's nothing wrong with using mosque instead. Mosque isn't offensive in any way.

Answer 7

Masjed is an arabic word of mosque & it means the place of obeisance.
And it pronounced MASGEED

Answer 8

there is no different between these two words
one in arabic and other in english.

Mosque (English)
Masjid (Mosque in Arabic language)
Jame' (is also Mosque in Arabic language)

Answer 9

Mosque is in English.
Masjid is in Arabic and Urdu.

Answer 10

Recently some erudith told us that mosque is a name given to some mosquitoes, so that's why we are trying to change our habits to use word other than Masjid. Phon :- MAS JID