Manners of Attending a Mosque (part 1 of 2)

Objective:

•    To appreciate the role of the mosque in Muslim life in the West.
•   To learn 6 etiquettes of attending the mosque.

Arabic Terms:

• Masjid – the Arabic term for mosque.
• Imam – someone who leads the prayer.
•  Adhan – an Islamic way of calling Muslims to the five obligatory Prayers.
•  As-Salamu Alaikum – peace and blessings be on you.
•   Salam – The Islamic greeting such as ‘As-Salamu Alaikum‘.

he masjid, translated as mosque in English, is the heartbeat of the Muslim society in Islam. In the West, most often Muslims buy land and build a masjid on it. Other times, they buy a church or some other building and convert it into a masjid. Sometimes, they even rent a room, garage, or a basement and use it as makeshift masjid.

In all cases, a masjid is a place for Muslims where they meet one another daily to perform the prayers and also to conduct other acts of worship and activities that are beneficial for the Muslim community.

The most important act of worship done in the masjid is the Friday prayer. Five daily prayers are also offered in most of them. Many masjids will have a dedicated imam, a prayer leader, who will lead the daily prayers.