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Holy Sites and Places of Worship

Holy Sites and Places of Worship. ISLAM. The Mosque. The term mosque– the Muslim place of worship is also called Masjid or “place of prostration” The leader of prayer and the sermon is called the imam

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Holy Sites and Places of Worship

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  1. Holy Sites and Places of Worship ISLAM

  2. The Mosque • The term mosque– the Muslim place of worship is also called Masjid or “place of prostration” • The leader of prayer and the sermon is called the imam • Imams are not priests – there is no priesthood in Islam – people can have their own relationship with God • The Muslim community (known as Umma) is very important – and communal prayer on Fridays is an obligation

  3. The Mosque • There is no central leadership in Islam • The common practices of Islam (the 5 pillars) is what keeps Islam united • These pillars are practiced the same way around the world • The first mosque was built by Muhammad in Medina • Friday prayer (Jumah) happens in the afternoon at the mosque • Friday is not considered to be a day of rest

  4. Features of a mosque • Vary in size, style and appearance • Five times a day, there is a call to prayer (in some communities) from the minaret • Worshippers perform ritual washing, remove footwear • Separate entrances, wudu areas and coatrooms for men and women (to protect modesty) • No chairs in the prayer hall • Decorated with verses from Qur’an • Everyone prays in the same direction (Qiblah), marked by mihrab • Imam gives a sermon on Fridays from the minbar

  5. Mosque tour (Holy Cribs)

  6. Mosques around the world Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey) - 1616

  7. Yogyakarta Sultanate Grand Mosque, Indonesia

  8. Great Mosque – Xian, China (742)

  9. Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia (670)

  10. Jama Masjid - Delhi, India (1650)

  11. Contemporary mosques

  12. Important Sites in Islam • The Kaabaand other important Hajj sites – Mecca, Saudi Arabia • It is the focus of the Hajj and the place to which Muslims face during prayer • Mosque of the Prophet – Medina, Saudi Arabia • Muhammad lived on this site and is buried here • Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque – Jerusalem, Israel • Site of Muhammad’s departure on his Night Journey • Shrine of Husseinand the grave of Ali - Iraq • Where the grandson of Muhammad was killed and where the heir of Muhammad is buried – significant in Shi’a Islam

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