What is a mosque?

The mosque is a Muslim place of worship where believers gather to pray, participate in community actions and exchange information among themselves. They can be found in a wide range of architectural styles in nations around the world, including the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca, one of the most sacred mosques in Islam and the stunning blue mosque in Turkey, built by the Ahmed Sultan and Istanbul. or modernist buildings. It always includes a mihrab, a niche in a wall that faces Mecca. Mihrab is used to navigate the choir, as they say prayers and is often decorated. Many of them also have a minibar, a pulpit, along with minarets, the high slim towers that are used to release prayer calls.Yers and have separate areas for men and women to pray in peace. It also usually has community facilities and allows people to use room for festivals, community meetings, dinners and other social events. Like religious buildings in other traditions, the mosque is the center of community life.

Many mosques are connected to Hamam or public baths and may have generous land. It is also common to attach a school to the community youth education. When a mosque is particularly large and designed for use for community functions, it is known as jama'a or "Great Mosque", while smaller, which is used only for prayer, is known as masjid

According to Islam, Kaaba was the first mosque in Mecca. Other well-known examples include Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, Masjid Al-Nabawi in Medina, Great Mosque Paris, Umayyad Mosque in Syria, Jami Ul Alfar in Sri Lanka and Babri Mosch in India. In many mosques, non -Muslims are welcome if they are considerate. If one wants to visit, you should wear modest, simple clothes; Women should cover hair; And visitors should be ready to remove shoes by the door. During the prayer, the silence is expected to make people concentrate.