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KS3 Religious Studies
The Mosque
KS3 Religious Studies
The Mosque
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Learning objectives
What are the key features of a mosque?
What is the significance of the particular
features of a mosque?
What do mosques, and what happens inside
them, reveal about Islamic beliefs?
How should people behave when they visit a
mosque?
How is the mosque important to Muslims,
and to the community?
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What is a mosque?
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The first mosques
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What is the main purpose of a mosque?
I pray at home and at work, but at the
mosque we pray together. Muslims
believe that offering salah (prayer)
with other people has much more
value than praying alone.
While salah can be performed
anywhere, it is considered most
pleasing to God when performed
with the other members of the
Muslim community in the mosque.
The Sunna states that salah in the
mosque is 27 times more valuable
than when offered in the home.
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The shape of a mosque
Mosques are usually square-shaped with a large dome. The
minaret is the tower in the corner
used for the call to prayer.
The minaret
The dome
What similarities and differences can you see
between mosques and other religious buildings?
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Special mosques
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What happens in the mosque?
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What is an imam?
The word imam means ‘someone who stands in front’. The
imam leads the prayers and preaches the Friday sermon, in
which he explains a passage from the Qur’an or
a story about the prophet Muhammed.
An imam is not a priest.
He is an educated person.
He knows a lot about Islam.
Each mosque has an imam.
There are no ordained
priests in Islam.
Why do you think this is?
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