The mosque

I am very upset that I couldn't attend the mosque field trip however to try and take place of visiting the mosque I did some research on it. Hope everyone had an interesting experience.

Mosque in Arabic is Masjid and refers to all islamic buildings made for islamic worship in english and means place of worship in arabic(derived from the word meaning to bow or to kneel. The mosque is a place for people to come together for prayer led by the Imam. Some mosque are not only places of worship but also used for schools, tombs, and hospitals. As we know muslims are required to pray 5 times a day. These prayers are allowed to be done on ones own however, it is required to attend friday prayer. during eclipse, eclipse hold special prayers called eclipse prayers. the third of the five pillars of Islam is to give to charity. The mosque is where everyone gives their charity to. This is the center that collects the money and helps the needy. During the last ten days of ramadan, a man is required to stay in the mosque for prayer and learning for those 10 days straight. the community is responsible for feeding and taking care of the man that has chosen to take this task. One of the largest mosque in the world is the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It can hold up to 820,000 worshippers. Built in 638 it is still used everyday. This video supposedly shows the three largest mosque in the world which was very interesting to me!

It is said to that there are many reasons for why one must take their shoes off when being inside the mosque. The most widely known is out of pure respect for the mosque. Others may say it is only if your shoes hold impurities and those impurities are not allowed in the sacred mosque. Others beleive it is because it is sacred grounds inside the mosque, just like how moses was asked to take his shoes off in front of the burning bush because it is sacred ground. Muhammed told people as long as you clean your shoes before you came you could pray in your shoes when they were free of filth. Mosque are said to be very clean places. One must have clean clothes, shoes, and bodies. It is extremely disrespectful to come into a mosque dirty.