MOSQUEMOSQUE

Muslim place of worship.

MinaretMinaret• Arabic for “Lighthouse”• Traditionally used as a watchtower or a visual cue for the Muslim community.

• More recently to provide a vantage point for the

Muezzin to call out Adhan, calling faithful to prayer.• In the most modern Mosques Adhan is called out in the Musallah, or prayer hall, by way of a

speaker system.

MuezzinMuezzin• A chosen person at

the Mosque who leads the call

(Adhan) to Friday service, and the five daily prayers

(Salat)

• Faces the direction of the Ka’bah when calling to prayer.

MihrabMihrab• Is a niche in the

wall of a Mosque that indicates the

‘quibla’ or direction of Mecca.

• The wall in which the mihrah

appears is called the ‘quibla wall.’

MinbarMinbar• A pulpit in the Mosque

where the Imam (prayer leader) stands

to deliver sermons.

• Located to the right of the Mihrab, it is

usually shaped like a small tower with

stairs leading up to it.

WuduWudu• Is the Islamic act of

washing parts of the body using water.

• In a mosque, this area is known as the

“ablution”area.• Muslims are required to

perform Wudu in preparation for ritual

prayers and for handling and reading the Qu’ran.

RITUAL RITUAL WASHINGWASHING

SadirvanSadirvan

• This is the fountain and or footbath where

Muslims practice Wudu before prayer in the

Mosque.

Place of StudyPlace of StudyMany mosques offer a place of study, to learn

Arabic – the language of Islam. The very words of Allah are sacred and so all congregants are

expected to study Islamic scripture.

PRAYER RUGPRAYER RUGDuring Islamic prayers, worshippers bow, kneel,

and prostrate on the ground before God. Prayers must be performed in an area

that is clean. The rug points towards the direction of

Mecca. After prayer, the rug is immediately folded or

rolled, and put away for the next use.

PRAYER PRAYER POSTURPOSTUR

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