Mosque - features Flashcards
Wash room
To perform ritual washing before prayer (Wudu)
To be clean before prayer
No seats
Simply carpeted floor with prayer lines marked on it
All equal, no-one has a special place
Dome
A big, empty roof space
represents the universe which Allash created
Minaret
A tall tower
The adhan (call to prayer) is made by the muezzin
Qibla wall
a wall at one end of the mosque with the mihrab in it
Shows the direction of the Ka’ba in Mecca
Mihrab
a special archway in one wall which points to Mecca
a reminder of God’s presence in your heart
Minbar
A raised platform, the imam preaches from it at Friday prayers
reminder of the importance of the sermon from the imam
separate areas
separate ares for men and women to pray
To keep modesty, worshippers are not distracted in prayer.
No images
No pictures or drawings of people or animals
So that people worship Allah, not the image.
