Despite the differences, the common aspects contribute to the majority of the mild peace we live in today. Jewish synagogues can vary quite a lot depending on how religions you are. The different levels religiousness in Judaism tend to not mix if the differences are very high, the same in differences could be said for Christianity and Islam. Looking closer, the Christian church has very few restrictions, depending on what type of church someone is in attendance at. Islamic mosques have a lot of structure and rules, many mosques have people in attendance who are considered quite religious and very structured. A huge comparison between mosques, churches, and synagogues is the fact that they operate and are structured differently depending on the level of religiousness the people who attend are. Some are more traditional and some are less, that being said for each mosque, church, and synagogue. Each religion has an importance of charity, community and prayer, which is all experienced in their place of worship. Despite contrasting their differences, the core of what the people in each religion experience in their place of worship is quite …show more content…
The word Mosque comes from the Arabic word masjid, meaning "temple" or "place of worship.". It is common for mosques to arrange daily prayer, as well as worship and celebration for other holidays. There are Friday prayers at mosques that woman are allowed to attend but never required. Christians are known to congregate to church on Sundays, and the Jews are known for Friday night and Saturday morning services, however the more religious Jews pray every single day, as well as the more religious people in Christianity and Islam. Muslims and Christians believe that their places of worship are sacred and holy, while the Jews do not tend to think of synagogues as sacred place. Mosques are a place of idol worship. Mosques often depict the prophet Muhammed, because he is considered holy. Christians similarly use Jesus on the cross as their form of idol worship, churches often display a cross with Jesus on it, while Jews do not have idol worship, they only pray and worship God. The architecture and layout of a mosque is specific for spiritual reasons. In many mosques, there is an open courtyard, called a sahn. Within the courtyard three is usually a fountain, its waters both a welcome respite in hot lands, and important for the ritual cleaning that is done before prayer. Another important part of a mosques architecture is a mihrab. A mihrab is a niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca, where all Muslims pray