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 Masjid or Musalla - Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf - White Thread Press
The masjid is a sanctified area, in which the rewards of prayers in congregation increase 25 to 27 times and where the mercy of Allah descends.
Masjids are the houses of Allah on the earth.
A congregation for the five daily prayers have to be established in a masjid otherwise the local inhabitants would be sinful for negligence, since it is a wājib to perform the congregational prayers for the locals in the masjid.
www.whitethreadpress.com /resources/masjid_musalla.htm   (2317 words)

  
 Fiqh of Masjid (Mosque) & Musalla - Easy Islam
Though Muslims today commonly refer to their “musalla” as their “masjid (mosque),” which the literal meaning of masjid (mosque) (a place where the prostration is made) allows, a musalla cannot technically be considered a legal [shar‘i] masjid (mosque).
However, once a masjid (mosque) is erected, it will always be a masjid (mosque) and the property of Allah. It cannot return to being the property of any person or community even those who may have paid for establishing it.
A congregation for the five daily prayers have to be established in a masjid (mosque) otherwise the local inhabitants would be sinful for negligence, since it is a wajib to perform the congregational prayers for the locals in the masjid (mosque).
www.easyislam.com /fiqh_of_masjid_musalla.asp   (2363 words)

  
 Masjid Darul Ehsan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
The Masjid, or place of prostration, was such named due the honourable position the sujood holds in Salah.
The Masjid was a place where the children would accompany their parents and grow up under the shade of it's walls.
Throughout history, the Masjid was the university that graduated scholars and imams.
www.masjiddarulehsan.net   (2399 words)

  
 Rethinking the Masjid in America
Masjids are the main organizing unit of Muslims on this continent.
When a response from the Masjid does come around though, it's usually too late, as they and the rest of America are involved in their own personal or family pursuits on the weekend.
Although there is a higher level of women's participation in North American Masjids than in Egypt or India, for instance, most attending women are highly educated with professional degrees and their potential is not being fully used for the Masjid and the Islamic agenda on this continent.
www.themodernreligion.com /basic/mosque/rethinking.html   (3115 words)

  
 Masjid Al-Qubba (The Dome Mosque) or Qubbat As-Sakhra (Dome of The Rock)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
Masjid Al-Qubba is a Masjid that was built by Al-Khalifa Al-Umawi Abd Al-Malik Ibn Marwan 65 AH (685 AD) to commemorate the great journey of the Prophet (SAW).
The fact that Masjid Al-Qubba does not have a minaret should not be surprising when one considers the fact that minarets were not a Masjid feature during the Umawi (Umeyyad) period, they are more of a Abbassi (Abbaside) feature.
This is an eastern view of Masjid Al-Qubba (As-Sakhra), the wall in the forefront is the eastern wall of Al-Haram Ash-Shareef.
www.muslimtents.com /baytalmaqdis/MasjidAlQubba.html   (313 words)

  
 Prophet Muhammad's night journey to al-Masjid al-Aqsa - the Farthest Mosque
Indeed, masjid and masjad, and matli` and matla` were all narrated.
Masjid being derived from the root sa-ja-da (to prostrate), it means "place of prostration".
The verse describes briefly the destruction of the masjid in Jerusalem (i.e., the Temple) by the enemies of Children of Israel.
www.islamic-awareness.org /Quran/Contrad/External/aqsa.html   (4351 words)

  
 Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta
The Masjid is just north of downtown and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and its central location is convenient to all of metro Atlanta.
Al-Farooq Masjid was established in 1980 as a religious institution devoted to the service of the international Muslim community of greater Atlanta and the southeastern United States of America.
The Masjid was established in 1980 as The Atlanta Mosque, a nonprofit, non-political, religious organization.
www.alfarooqmasjid.org /web425/content/php/index/aboutus.php   (1094 words)

  
 Masjid or Musalla
Though Muslims today commonly refer to their "musallâ" as their "masjid," which the literal meaning of masjid (a place where the prostration is made) allows, a musallâ cannot technically be considered a legal [shar'i] masjid.
A true masjid, in the legal sense, is a place that has been permanently dedicated to Allah for the sake of prayer, recitation, and His remembrance.
However, once a masjid is erected, it will always be a masjid and the property of Allah. It cannot return to being the property of any person or community even those who may have paid for establishing it.
www.albalagh.net /general/0074.shtml   (2339 words)

  
 The Day We Lost our Masjid
The Prophet's house opened up to the Masjid and there was a curtain separating his room and the prayer hall.
However, custom allocated to the word Masjid a specific place, the place where the 5 daily prayers are held.
Masjid is a word derived from sujood, or prostration.
www.alinaam.org.za /library/dmasjid.htm   (1468 words)

  
 Dallas Masjid Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
The masjid complex is being built on a 1.34 acres site in the historic district of Irving, Texas.
The masjid itself will be located on the northeast corner of the property.
The jamaat-khana, located to the left of the masjid and connected to it by a covered walkway, will house the jaman hall and the Madrasa-tul-Burhaniyah classrooms and offices.
jamaats.mumineen.org /dallas/masjid_info.php   (581 words)

  
 Questions: Miscellaneous/Masjid
Some people enter the Masjid and go to the areas where prayer is not made and sit down and talk or read without making tahiyyatul-Masjid (saying that the area they're in is not the Masjid so they don't have to make 2 raka'ahs).
The masjid where the tahiyyah is offered, and where people may not raise their voices or do worldly transactions, is what you designate and agree to as being the Musallaa (prayer area) of the mosque.
This depends on the amount of authority given by the community to that imaam, as well as the amount of damage that the banished brother is causing to the community.
www.qss.org /questions/data/Miscellaneous_Masjid.html   (1846 words)

  
 Tara's World Of Islam: Masjid
During the life of the Prophet (saws) there was a women who used to sweep the Masjid with her hands, picking up the dirt and disposing of it.
The Masjid, or place of prostration, was such named due the honorable position the sujood holds in Salah.
And Allah (saws) commanded us to honor and enliven the Masjid with His rememberance: [In houses (masajid), which Allah has ordered to be raised, in them His name is glorified in the mornings, and in the evenings.] Noor 24/36.
www.angelfire.com /mo2/scarves/masjid.html   (5864 words)

  
 Imam's Corner : The Role of the Masjid
The Masjid was the headquarters of the Islamic State’s supreme leadership The Masjid was the headquarters of the Islamic State’s supreme leadership.
The Masjid the place where the learned teach the basics of Islamic Aqeedah (believe), ebadat (the acts of worship) and the Shari’ah rules in all their types, political, economic, social, judiciary and others.
The Masjid is not a limited company or a public limited company, nor an association or a charity organization, nor a land where the rituals are monopolized, for the whole earth is a Masjid.
www.islam1.org /iar/imam/archives/1999/10/08/the_role_of_the_masjid.php   (2636 words)

  
 Masjid Assyakirin - Index
Masjid Assyakirin Bahagian Bintulu terletak kira-kira 6.5 km dari pusat bandar Bintulu.
Pelbagai kegiatan harian di Masjid Assyakirin, sama ada oleh pihak Masjid sendiri atau pun anjuran bersama dengan badan-badan lain, telah memberi sumbangan kepada masyarakat setempat dalam menyahur cabaran membina umat yang berwawasan Khayra Ummah.
Konsep masjid dalam taman membuat para pengunjung bukan sahaja berada di sebuah rumah ibadah ritual, tetapi juga memberi kesan santai dan menyamankan.
www.geocities.com /Athens/1223   (504 words)

  
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When a masjid board or executive committee is too involved in administrative and bureaucratic processes, the main mission of the masjid gets neglected, if not completely ignored.
Their talent, enthusiasm, and raw energies are not appreciated in the masjid; nor does the masjid recruit them to make meaningful contributions.
Perhaps masjids could arrange for retreats for these young couples so that the young men and women can improve in their roles as husbands, wives, and daughters and sons-in-law, and become contributing members of the community.
members.lycos.co.uk /oct2002/Religious/ISYOURMASJIDMUSLIMFRIENDLY.htm   (1633 words)

  
 The Centrality of Masjid al   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
When in Masjid al Aqsa the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) led Salah and was followed by all the previous Prophets alayhimus salam.
Hence the whole of Masjid al Aqsa precincts are unique in that this is the only place on earth where all the Prophets alayhimus salam performed Salah in congregation.
The importance of Masjid al Aqsa remained and all the prayers performed facing Masjid al Aqsa was regarded as valid.
www.al-madeena.com /articles/masjid-al-aqsa-in-islam.htm   (1092 words)

  
 Jama Masjid,Jama Masjid Delhi,Jama Masjid Tours
Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India and stands across the road from the Red Fort, built in 1656 by Shahjahan.
Nearby the Masjid are Pols and the Teen Darwaza (The Three Gates) which were meant as the royal entrance to the Maidan Shah or Royal Square.
The main imam of this Jama Masjid is the direct descendent of the original and first Imam appointed by Emperor Shahjahan and till now there is no break in its descendency.
www.pilgrimage-india.com /muslim-pilgrimage/jama-masjid.html   (709 words)

  
 Masjid Al-Tawheed - Home
Masjid Al-Tawheed was established in Detroit, Michigan in 1995.
Right next to the small old Masjid was built a new Masjid which has been in use since the year 2001.
The old Masjid was converted to a full time Islamic school.
www.masjidtawheed.org   (252 words)

  
 Home Page
And be steadfast in prayer; practice regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship).
Please fulfill your pledges as soon as you can as NOW is the time that Masjid needs funds to pay off the recent construction.
Masjid Al-Noor's Sunday school there are around 75 students representing 35+ families.
www.lewisvillemasjid.org   (204 words)

  
 Mosque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Qur'an applies the term "masjid" to places of worship of different religions, including Judaism and Christianity; in the same general meaning of a place of worship, the word is used in the hadith, collections of Muslim traditions about the deeds and saying of their prophet Muhammad and his companions.
The large crowds present at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, especially during the annual pilgrimage, often result in unintended mixing between genders.
Likewise, the Masjid al-Nabawi and the city of Medina that surrounds it are also off-limits to those who do not practice Islam.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mosque   (7085 words)

  
 Two blasts rock Delhi's Jama Masjid
Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the shahi imam of Jama Masjid, has appealed to the people to maintain communal harmony and to defeat the designs of those who want to disrupt the peaceful co-existence between Hindus and Muslims.
He ordered the immediate closure of all the gates of the Jama Masjid so that the police could look out for any other bomb that be hidden somewhere else.
This is the first time that Jama Masjid has been targetted by the militants.
in.rediff.com /news/2006/apr/14masjid.htm   (750 words)

  
 Masjid Toronto
The event was also designed to be an open house for the relatively new mosque in the centre of the City.
Masjid Toronto has commenced preparations for this blessed month and we provide below an information bulletin addressing these preparations.
Due to the increased number of brothers and sisters who pray at Masjid Toronto on Fridays, we have instituted two Friday Prayers.
www.masjidtoronto.org   (420 words)

  
 USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
Her donation was followed in turn by donations from untold numbers of benefactors to build the masjid on the land.
The masjid is a symbol of the rise of Islam in Los Angeles.
Masjid Omar is located very close to USC, near the corner of Vermont and Exposition.
www.usc.edu /dept/MSA/community/masjidumar.html   (148 words)

  
 India Gate, Qutab Minar, Safdarjung Tomb, Jama Masjid, Mosques in Delhi, Tourism in Delhi, Delhi Tourism, Tourisn of ...
Built in 1753 by Nawab Shauja-ud-Daula to house the remains of his father, who was a minister in the Mughal court, the tomb is referred to as the "last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture." It shows how the grace and simplicity of he Mughals had been overtaken by decadence.
Work on the Jama Masjid mosque was begun in 1650 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to complement his palace at the Red Fort.
Jama Masjid is not only architecturally beautiful, but also a place of great religious significance as it houses a hair from the beard of the Prophet and also a chapter of the Holy Quran written by him.
www.hotels-in-delhi.com /sightseeing-3.html   (834 words)

  
 Begampuri Masjid,Historic Monuments In Delhi,Monuments of Delhi India
The Begumpuri Masjid, which occupied the place of pride in the sultan's capital being bang in its centre, is so formal looking that you almost expect it to have a stiff upper lip.
The masjid itself is built in the typically Spartan Tughlaq style.
As one climbs up to the masjid, its massive pointed dome suddenly pops out of the towering doorways that it had been hiding behind.
www.indiasite.com /delhi/places/begumpurimasjid.html   (516 words)

  
 Jama Masjid,Jama Masjid in Delhi,Muslim Mosque in Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
Jama Masjid,Jama Masjid in Delhi,Muslim Mosque in Delhi
Jama Masjid in Delhi is one of the largest mosques in India and the final architectural extravagance of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Jama Masjid also comprise of a great treasure that has been kept in the northeast corner of the white shrine- a hair of the beard of Hazrat Mahmmad, his used chappal, a chapter of Koran taken from its original holy book, the canopy of his tombstone and the foot print of Muhammad on the stone.
www.cultural-heritage-india.com /monuments-in-india/jama-masjid.html   (680 words)

  
 List of masjid and surao in Vietnam
This masjid lie on an islet of Hau Giang river.
This masjid is not a sufficient place for pray.
An Islamic school is behind the masjid and also worship place for muslimah.It was started building in 1969 and completed in 1971.
www.angelfire.com /vt/vietnamesemuslims/masjidList.html   (526 words)

  
 The Etiquette and Rules of the Masjid
It is the hangout of Muslims where they meet one another daily not to perform the prayers only but also for other acts of worship and activities that are beneficial for the Muslim community.
The prophet (S.A.W.) considered spitting in the Masjid to be a sin that could be forgiven only if the Muslim cleans the area.
Imams Bukhari and Muslim reported that the prophet (S.A.W.) said: "Spitting in the Masjid is a sin and its expiation is clean it." When the prophet (S.A.W.) saw a spit in the Masjid, he used to remove it with a stone.
www.islam1.org /khutub/Etiquette_of_Masjid.htm   (1322 words)

  
 Selden Masjid, NY
It is now a responsibility of, a challenge for, the Muslim American community to help and do their part in establishing and maintaining the Selden Masjid.
Assalam Alykum; We are at the end of year 2006 and as per IALI BY-Laws we held the General Body meeting of IALI members on December 9, 2006.
We ultimately need to re-build the Masjid Building but due to the availability of money and slow pace of fund-raising in the Construction fund, it will take few years to start the construction project.
www.seldenmasjid.org   (655 words)

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