What is a mosque?

Answer 1

It's the Islamic place of worship

Answer 2

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid (pl. masajid) (Arabic: مسجد — pronounced: /ˈmas.ʤid/ or /ˈmas.ˈɡʲid/). The word "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately owned mosque and the larger, "collective" mosque (masjid jami) (Arabic: جامع), which has more community and social amenities.

The primary purpose of the mosque is to serve as a place where Muslims can come together for prayer. Nevertheless, mosques are known around the world nowadays for their general importance to the Muslim community as well as their demonstration of Islamic architecture. They have developed significantly from the open-air spaces that were the Quba Mosque and Masjid al-Nabawi in the seventh century. Today, most mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but now exist on all the world's inhabited continents. They are not only places for worship and prayer, but also places to learn about Islam and meet fellow believers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque


Here are some famous mosques
http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/

http://haqaonline.lightuponlight.com/pg/index.php?cat=5
http://www.islamicart.com/main/architecture/sites.html

Answer 3

the mosque are not just places for prayers. Mosques are—in modern terminology—community centers.
mosques have many roles,some of them are:
1. A place for prayers for all:
the main place for the believers to meet for collective prayers five times a day. it is opened for everybody, men and women, old and young, Arab and non-Arab.

2. A place for socialization
The praying community used to connect in the mosque. And it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ask about any Companions (male or female) whom he missed from the mosque for a day or two to help them if they needed help or visit them if they were sick.

3. A place for calling to Islam:
it is the normal place for those who would like to ask about Islam to come and ask.

4. A place for celebration:
for the announcement of the wedding ceremonies, and the eids(feasts).

5. A place for meetings and deliberation
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to gather his Companions in the mosque to discuss serious matters .

6. A place for medical care
Before the Islamic civilization developed hospitals a couple of centuries later, the mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was a place for care of the wounded in wars and similar crises.

7. A place for education:
The illiterate used to learn how to read and write in the mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Muslims developed their whole Islamic civilization based on the education they got in mosques.

The only activity that was forbidden in the mosque—in addition to the forbidden immoral acts—was buying and selling and related things.

so as us see that mosques means alot to muslim life, some of these roles are still applied and some aren't ,sadly ,in some mosques.

Answer 4

a mosque is a place where ppl who practice islam worship Allah u can tell if its a mosque if it has minerets they are four or more pillars around a temple that usualy has a dome

Answer 5

the muslim rose provides u with an overexplicit historical info of the role of a mosque. i vote for her to win the best answer ,only if u seek the right answer!!
wish u good luck!

Answer 6

It litteraly means 'a place of prostration'. This is where you are supposed to go to pray your compulsory congregational prayers.

Same purpose as a Church, Synagogue, Temple etc..

Answer 7

something that needs to be done away with.