And Islam also means peace and blessing to Allah and it also brings peace in their people’s lives. In the same countries you can recognise there mosque’s because you can probably have a traditional and external features of a domed roof and minaret, and some mosques have elaborated mosques. So the dome built over the prayer hall as it also helps to amplify the human’s voice. The prophet (PBUH) worshipped in a holy place called Makkah in the sacred and holy city of Islam. So the Quarn states that Mohammed (PBUH) the supreme prophet of Islam, worshiped in Islam.
Dome:
The Dome looks like an elaborated in the Middle East were the climate is very hot. And the dome is built over a prayer hall where people ask forgiveness from Allah what ever bad someone done. The dome is there because to pray to god, going to Islamic school reading the holy books for example the Quarn so people can learn from the holy books and they go heaven if they do everything inside the mosque.
The Minaret:
The Minaret is a long tall building next to the mosque where the Muezzin has to walk up the stairs and called the prayer. For example the Azan. All other Muslims in each country have a 5 daily prayer that comes from the top of the minaret. In other words it is called ringing out over the roof of the other buildings. And it is like and alarm clock that wakes you up and tells you to go to the prayer when it is called. Regular daily prayers in Islam are obviously vary important in Islam. And it should not be recorded in loudspeaker and then it should not be used for the azan when calling the prayer.
Star and crescent of the moon:
Sometimes the dome and the minaret of the Mosque have a moon-stopped crescent on top of them, or a star and crescent is a symbol of Islam. The pointed moon and stars are signs to Muslim of greatness of our creator. The five pointed Stars symbolises the five pillars of Islam. I.e. shahadah, salah, swam zakat and hajj and therefore they are the 5 duties of Islam, and the market of the new moon represents a new month.
Shoe Racks:
It is important to have a shoe racks inside a mosque because it is respectful going in the house of Allah barefoot and you respect the house of Allah. Outdoor shoes must be removed entering the left in the shoe Racks provided but the non Muslims or visitors don’t have to wash before going in the holy mosque but in the other hand Muslims have to wash there selves before entering the mosque and the have to be washed thoroughly there selves before hand, and it is compulsory for Muslims to wash before hand.
Washing Facilities:
All People do not have to prostrate themselves on a dirty floor so it is very important to keep the prayer hall clean so people can pray, this also out of respect for Allah’s Facilities must be provided for each men and women and the washrooms must be separated to each other for them to wash them selves such in other hot countries, there are two separated fountain or taps in other countries as well.
Prayer Hall:
In a prayer Hall there is a big carpet laid out in the ground for everyone to pray together and to be equal and form an Ummah, at the same time you should have to be shoulder to shoulder and pray with only men. And asking for forgiveness. And there are no one has seen Allah’s pictures because he is never seen Allah and they never will see god and no one has seen the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) because people would have made idols of Muhammad (PBHU) and they would start worshiping him like Allah. And not one saw god because he is powerful to be seen.
Mihrab:
A Mihrab is a position were some one is leading the prayer, and it is mostly by the Muslim Ummah who are considered the most holy place in the mosque, and a mosque all the musjid’s will have one or maybe two Mihrab. And the Mihrab is never dedicated to god but frequently to Religions personalities and the Mihrab was introduced in the 3rd century of Islam.
Minbar:
A Minbar is used always for the khutba, on the Friday ceremony’s and the khutba is preformed by the Imam. And a Minbar is a good place of blessing, and giving others, and sometimes the Minbar is used to work a throne. In the prophets time (PBUH) he said to everyone that more than two steps up in the Minbar, and had a seat in the Minbar, so such as it is often there is a door at the Entrance to the steps a dome above the platform.
Qibla wall: The Qibla is the prime factor in the orientation of mosques and is usually marked by a Mihrab (or more in India). Many early mosques were not built to a correct Qibla orientation, as has been demonstrated in the excavations of the Great Mosque of wasit, where three different Qibla orientations are recorded. It is believed that idea of Qibla orientation is derived from the Jewish practice of indicating the direction of Jerusalem in synagogues.
By Kamran Ahmed 10L
