Welcome / Assalamualaikum
These pages are designed to give an insight into the
Mosques located within the Peterborough area, the
services they provide in fulfilling the educational
and religious aspects of a Muslim's life
A Mosque is the house of Allah Subhana Wa Ta'lla
and has a great deal of emphasis on the daily lives
of Muslims
We shall attempt to address the many issues on
the importance of places of worship soon, meanwhile
we will try to keep you informed on what is happening
and where its happening on a regular basis, so please
visit this site regular and let us have your views
and comments
House of prayer in Islam.
A mosque is symbolically very important to Muslims,
and is a humble way for man to recreate pure divine
presence on earth. Mosques are not built according
to divine patterns — they are divinely guided.
Nor are there very clear rules to what a mosque
should look like, except on some few points. Mandatory
elements are a structure that clearly indicates
the direction of Mecca (this direction is called
qibla). The indication is in most mosques a mihrab,
a niche in the wall. A mosque must have a roofed
area in front of the mihrab. There can be no doors
in the wall where the mihrab is placed — for
the other walls, there can be as many doors as the
builders want.
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There
are 2 types of mosques: the main mosque is called
jamaca, and is the one where the Friday prayer is
performed. The jamacas are often richly adorned.
The other type of mosque is called masjid, and are
local and smaller mosques. While these can be richly
adorned, they can seldom be compared to the jamacas.
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The Grand Mosque
Bahrain |
| Masjid is a word meaning 'place for
prostration' and were used by the early Muslims for
houses of worship, even for other religions. Today
the Arabic 'masjid', and the English 'mosque' are
used exclusively for religious houses in Islam. |
