The English word “mosque” denotes a Muslim house of worship. The word evolved from the Arabic term masjid, which means “place of prostration.” During prayer, Muslims briefly kneel and touch their foreheads to the ground as a sign of submission (literally, Islam) to the will of God.

During Islamic prayers, worshippers bow, kneel, and prostrate on the ground in humility before God. This symbol represents the mihrab and must point toward Mecca during prayer. In mosques, the prayer area is often covered with large prayer carpets.

The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah , for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer to a larger bench the issue of reconsideration of its observations in the 1994 Ismail Faruqui case that held that ‘mosque is not an integral part of the practice of Islam. “It is true that it is not obligatory for a Muslim to pray in a mosque, a Muslim can pray anywhere.

The Five Pillars are the core beliefs and practices of Islam: Profession of Faith (shahada). The belief that “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is central to Islam.

Mosques are the heart of the Islamic life. They serve for prayers, for events during Islam’s holiest month Ramadan, as centers for education and information, places for social welfare, and also for dispute settlement. The iman is the religious leader of the mosque and the person who leads the prayers.

“Mosque” is the English name for a place of Muslim worship, equivalent to a church, synagogue or temple in other faiths. The Arabic term for this house of Muslim worship is “masjid,” which literally means “place of prostration” (in prayer).

There is nothing wrong for a Muslim to enter a church for a permissible reason. It may, even, be recommended in some cases to contact Christians in their churches for building good relations or for any other good reason.

Prophecy is seen by Muslims as an essential part of human history. God, Muslims believe, has always chosen individuals to communicate with, and He then ‘sends’ these prophets to a specific community to convey His words and will. Prophets are thus chosen by God as messengers (rasul), who convey a message (risalah).