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The Mosque
Ms O’ Reilly.
Today you are going to
learn :
To learn about some of the features
within a mosque.
To reflect on how important a
‘community’ is and how a community can
come together.
By the end of the lesson:
• All of you will be able to say at least 3 things about
how a Mosque is used by Muslims and how respect is
shown for a Mosque.
• You will be able to name the features on the outside
of the mosque as well as the inside of the mosque.
• You will be able to explain the benefits a mosque has for
Muslims as well as say where the first mosque was built, how a
Minaret, mihrab and minbar are used.
Key words
Minaret – The
tower(s) on the
mosque building
Muezzin – The
person who does
the call to
prayer
Imam – the person
who leads the
prayers in a mosque
The
Mosque
Mihrab – The
part of the
wall which
shows the
direction of
Makkah.
Minbar – the seat that
the Imam sits on when
giving a sermon. It
might have a lot of
steps or very few.
Think of a place that is very special
to you.
Working in pairs, Discuss how you
show respect for that place? Do you
scream and shout there? Do u keep
silent? Do you run around? Do you sit
down? Are you calm in that place or
are you fidgety?
Write your answer down on your post
it. You have a minute for this task…..
What is a Mosque?
A Mosque is a building that is used
for worship by Muslims. The design
of mosques can be very different
from country to country.
All Mosques will have the same
main things in it which are:
A prayer hall
A pulpit ( minbar)
An alcove (mihraab)
Other things can also be in a mosque
such as:
A place to perform wudu.
A library
A room used for other functions such
as weddings, funerals etc.
A mosque is a very special place to all Muslims. When
Muslims enter a mosque they take off their shoes and
enter in a quiet manner. The also need to make sure
that they have performed Wudu if they wish to pray or
read the Qur’an.
Shoes are left
outside the
prayer area
on a rack.
There are no seats to sit on
and no pictures or statues to
decorate the building. Everyone
is expected to kneel on the
floor, which is generally covered
with carpets.
The first mosque built
during the life of the
Prophet Muhammad was the
Quba Mosque which is on
the outskirts of the city of
Madinah in Saudi Arabia.
It was originally mud built.
But today it is a beautiful
building built with modern
technology.
Who can name the first mosque in
Islam????
Is it ?
Quba Mosque?
Regents park mosque?
Central Mosque?
Woking mosque?
Madinah Mosque?
Can any of you guess at least one
place where the most important
mosques for Muslims are?
Hint: There are 3 major mosques
The three mosques that are
really important in Islam are the
Mosques in Makkah, Madinah
and Jerusalem.
The Community in Ireland
Muslims began arriving in Ireland in the early 1950s, mainly as students; some of them
later settled in Ireland and married Irish nationals.
The first Muslim organisation in Ireland, the Dublin Islamic Society, was formed in 1959
by a group of Muslim students. Premises at 7 Harrington Street were bought to be used
as a mosque.
In 1983 larger premises for a mosque at 163 South Circular Road were acquired. There
are currently over 36 mosques across the country to the community.
The Muslim community of Ireland is a multi-cultural community whose origins lie in
countries such as Pakistan, Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Iraq and
Ireland itself.
There are now approximately 55,000 Muslims in Ireland and growing. Muslims live
mostly in the capital, Dublin, but small communities are found in almost every town in
Ireland.
Muslims are engaged in most sectors of Irish society and are widely considered to have
a positive impact.
External features of a mosque
External features of a mosque are
usually only two. They are the
dome and the minaret. Not all
mosques will have a dome and not
all will have a minaret. Sometimes
it may not have either!
In Muslims countries mosques are specially
built.
In England – Muslims sometimes buy
churches that are not used anymore, or
halls, or schools or old buildings that they
can change easily into a mosque.
Internal features of a mosque
To one side is the
minbar (pulpit),
from which
sermons are
given. It may be
very decorated
and big, or just
a little platform
at the top of a
few stairs.
The prayer hall is the largest
room in mosque. It is usually
decorated with Arabic writing and
bold colours
The Mihrab
Inside every mosque there is a mihrab (an alcove
set in the wall). This marks the direction of
Makkah. The Imam stands in front of the mihrab
when leading prayers.
The Dome
This gives the feeling of
open space. It also permits the
voice of the Imam (man leading
the prayer) to be heard clearly
by the worshippers.
The minaret is the place where the
Muezzin (the person who calls out the
call to prayer) stands when he is calling
out. Although these days it in not
common in every mosque as modern
technology has allowed microphones and
speakers.
The wudu area is
It is normal for modern
sometimes outside the
mosques to have
mosque building and
separate facilities for
sometimes inside the
women.
mosque building.
Write down the 6 features of a mosque you have learnt so
far. The pictures are there to help jog your memory.
How is a mosque important to Muslims in their
daily lives?
Muslims try to go to mosque to pray
their 5 daily prayers. if they cant
go to the mosque they will pray in
their homes.
Muslims use the mosque as a school too
- evening classes are held where young
children, teenagers and even adults go
to learn Arabic language and to learn
how to read the Qur’an.
Some Muslims get married in a
mosque.
There is also a place in a
mosque or an outside room
where they wash the body of
a dead person to prepare
them to be buried in their
graves.
The Mosque is used for local
meetings.
As you can see – the mosque is
Very important to Muslims and
their lives!
If you had to visit a mosque, then what
feature would you be looking out for? What
is the one thing that you would like to see or
see take place.
Why? Write down your answer with an
explanation.
Quick Re-cap
What are the three main things that EVERY
mosque will have inside? Complete these
sentences with the right answers into your
copy.
Min….
Mih….
Pra…..ha….
Some Mosques even have lib……..and rooms
where occasions such as Wed….. Can take
place. Some will have a room to wash the
person who has di…..
HOMEWORK
Convert a local building into a Mosque.
Include designs of the building (for
example birds eye view) of the different
rooms or different features.
And show the changes required to make
the building more suitable for a mosque.
What have you learnt
today?
Discuss with the person next to you
5 things you have learnt today.
you have a minute each for this
activity.
Then feedback to the class.
You must not say something that
someone else has already said!!
GO!!!!!!