A mosque is symbolically very important to Muslims, and is a humble way for man to recreate pure special presence on earth. Mosques are not built according to special patterns — they are specially guided. Nor are there very clear rules to what a mosque should look like, except on some few points.

‘The history of the Islamic Mosque or Masjid goes back to the days of Adam and then was rebuilt by the patriarch Abraham. It has been said that Abraham built the Ka’ba in Mecca with his first born son Ishmael. This was an order from Allah (God) that Abraham and Ishmael were to build this Holy House of Allah, as a place of worship for all believers of Allah. At this time Ishmael was 17, he helped is father Abraham to build the Ka’ba‘(“Mosque”). ‘The Prophet Muham

The Islamic Mosque is simply a place to pray. The whole world is a mosque and Muslims may pray anywhere except for dirty places. The interior cannot contain any statues or pictures of God, Muhammad or anything sacred.

‘Mosques in Muslim countries have at least one minaret (tower), which one from the community can call to pray, five times a day. The muezzin is the man who calls the faithful to prayer. The importance of the muezzin stays the same, because Muslim prayer times are fixed by the sun and change daily. Remembering them is the job of the muezzin’ (Cole & Morgan, pg. 167). ‘Water for ablutions before prayer is provided in most large mosques, though these days its function is sometimes purely decorative. If the pool is decorative in nature, then another water supply, often in a room near the shoe storage area, is available for ablutions. The pool may, or may not have a fountain, though when used for ablutions, it is more likely to have a fountain to allow a number of worshippers to wash simultaneously under running water. The pool is usually located at, or near the center of the open courtyard.

mad a descendent of Ishmael, came nearly 2,500 years after the Ka’ba was built and purified it as a holy place of worship’(“Masjid Al-Aqsa”). In the Holy Torah and Holy Qur’an it says “ all the generations will be blessed through Abraham” (Genesis 12 and 18 Holy Torah, Chap. 2 Verses 123-141 Holy Qur’an). Abraham also established a pl

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