Mosque From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A modern-style mosque built on water in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia. This article is part of the series: | Islam | | Beliefs[show]Allah · Oneness of God Prophets · Revealed books Angels | Practices[show]Profession of faith · Prayer Fasting · Charity · Pilgrimage | Texts and laws[show]Qur’an · Sunnah · Hadith Fiqh · Sharia · Kalam · Sufism | History and leadership[show]Timeline · Spread of Islam Ahl al-Bayt ·
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Islamic Society of Greater Houston Mosque on Friday‚ February 27. As I drove up to the building‚ I noticed that it was gated and there were quite a few trespassing signs. On one particular gate‚ I noticed that there was a sign written in Arabic. The parking lot of the building was extremely small as was the building itself. I noticed that within the parking lot there were numerous cabs. The color of the mosque was beige. While the mosque was only a one-story building‚ it contained five pillars. On each
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On August 17‚ 2013‚ I finally decided to visit a Muslim mosque. The building is situated by itself on the corner of a residential neighborhood. As I entered the mosque‚ I experienced a great and almost uncomfortable difference in religion. Two Muslim women greeted me at the door. After explaining my reason for the visit‚ the two women stated that they would show me around the mosque and discuss their religion with me. Before entering the prayer hall‚ I was instructed to take
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Friday‚ May 11‚ 2012 Religious Visit To A Mosque This would be the second time I visited a mosque. The first time I had the chance to visit was with a government class I had taken in high school. The mosque were not alike‚ this mosque I visited this time was called Islamic Center of Des Moines located on 6201 Franklin Avenue in Des Moines. I had called the Mosque beforehand to find out the Muslim weekly service time is on Friday so I visited on Friday‚ May 6th at 1:30 p.m. I had went with a friend
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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul‚ the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616‚ during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques‚ it also comprises a tomb of the founder‚ a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque‚ the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become
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The Eid at The Mosque With the excitement that kept me awake all night long and the overwhelming feelings of joy‚ delight‚ and happiness I started preparing my self for one of the happiest days in every Muslim life. Usually‚ every family welcomes the Eid-Muslims holidays- with rituals by cleaning process that goes on for days‚ changing the entire house furniture‚ for who can afford it‚ and baying new clothes especially for the occasion. And with main ready even
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its production‚” writes Sidney Mintz in Sweetness and Power. “Sugar‚ we are told‚ followed the Koran.” Muslim caliphs made a great show of sugar. Marzipan was the rage‚ ground almonds and sugar sculpted into outlandish concoctions that demonstrated the wealth of the state. A 15th-century writer described an entire marzipan mosque commissioned by a caliph. Marveled at‚ prayed in‚ devoured by the poor. The Arabs perfected sugar refinement and turned it into an industry. The work was brutally difficult
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Middle Eastern Cultures I chose to attend the mosque on Saturday February 19‚ 2011 at 3:23pm with my neighbor. I thought this would be an appropriate subject of research. Before going‚ I was really nervous that I might offend the others with my attendance. I asked my neighbor to borrow some clothes so I could be dressed appropriately. She loaned me a long white skirt with black and pink flowers on it and a pink scarf with sequins. On the way‚ we talked about my reason for going and I told her
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On November 3rd (Tuesday)‚ I went to an Arab American event called "Mosque Alert". Mosque Alert is a play written by Jamil Khoury‚ which elaborates on the struggles of opening a mosque for Muslims in the Naperville community. It also explores multiple aspects like Islamophobia‚ religious pluralism‚ and cultural collision from thirty four 2 to 15 minute clips that made up a story. In these clips‚ two family (One Christian & One Muslim) discuss individual perspectives of what they see as being Muslim
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Jewish synagogue‚ Christian church‚ and Islamic mosque‚ is that they are all places of worship for a monotheistic religion. When delving into the deeper meaning‚ some people consider Christianity and Islam to not be true monotheistic religions‚ in essence the three places of worship all share extremely important key aspects in common. Synagogues‚ churches and mosques all have different variations. There are many braches and traditions of Islamic mosques‚ Christian churches‚ and Jewish synagogues. Not
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