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 Imams are not priests there is no priesthood in Islam people can have their own relationship with God ID: 798595
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Holy Sites and Places of Worship
ISLAM
Slide2The 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 (
jumah
) is an obligation
The common practices of Islam (the 5 pillars) is what keeps Islam united
These pillars are practiced the same way around the world
Slide3Features 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
Slide4Slide5Slide6Mosque tour (Holy Cribs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peksPgqD7RA
Slide7Mosques around the world
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey) - 1616
Slide8Yogyakarta Sultanate Grand Mosque,
Indonesia
Slide9Great Mosque – Xian, China (742)
Slide10Great Mosque of
Kairouan
, Tunisia (670)
Slide11Jama
Masjid - Delhi, India (1650)
Slide12Contemporary
mosques
Slide13Important Sites in Islam
The
Ka’bah
and 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 Hussein
and
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
Slide14Sacred Sites Documentary??