Place of worship for Muslims. Many mosques are recognized by their tall minarets or towers; however, minarets are not a physical requirement of mosques. Typically, mosques have a prayer hall covered with carpets, and people take their shoes off at the door to maintain the cleanliness of the prayer area. In the U.S., mosques usually have additional areas including classrooms, a lecture hall, dining room and kitchen.

(MOSK) An Islamic place of worship.

An Islamic place of worship, analogous to a church for Christians or a temple for Jews. Mosques designated for community prayer are called Friday Mosques.

is the main place of worship and prayer for Muslims.

place for communal prayer and activities

See Masjid

(from the Arabic: masjid) In Muslim architecture: A place of prostration or prayer; the place where Muslims perform the five daily prayers and the congregational prayer on Fridays; in this latter sense, the edifice is also called a masjid al-jami, congregational mosque, in which the solidarity of believers is expressed in communal prayer.

building used for public worship by Moslems (Arabic masjid temple, from sajada to prostrate oneself, worship)

House of prayer. Literal meaning: “Place of prostration.

a building, often with high towers and domes, where Muslims go to worship

a building used by Muslims as a place of Islamic worship

a center for worship, justice, war strategy and government

a house of worship for god

an open place like a synagogue

a perfect forum to spread jihad and anti-Western rhetoric among the Muslim community

a physical entity, if they used the crescent which is more commonly associated with Islam then they would be creating a logo which doesn't really support itself because it isn't an actual place, object or being

a physical manifestation of the public presence of Muslims and serves as a point of convergence for Islamic social and intellectual activity

a place for prayer, a holy place

a place in which Muslims come together for corporate prayer

a place of religious worship for Muslims

a place of worship used by Muslims

a place that is primarily dedicated for prayer

a place that is specifically dedicated as a place of prayer

a place where Muslims worship but also discuss religious and political matters

A Muslim house of prayer.

Islamic worship center.

Muslim temple

The Arabic word is masjid, meaning "place of prostration" before God. Muhammad built the first mosque in Medina. A mosque should be oriented toward Mecca. In many Islamic societies, mosques serve social and political functions in addition to religious ones.

A Muslim religious building. From masjid, meaning a place for bowing down.

The place where Muslims go to worship.

Gaama; masjid

The mosque is the Islamic place of worship. During the first years of the Islamic period there was no building assigned for prayer and the first mosques were built as open courtyards. The architecture of the mosques as it is known today evolved during the Umayyad period. Removal of shoes and the washing of feet are required before entering a mosque. The mosques floors are covered by carpets or mats.

A Muslim place of worship.

A Muslim house of worship.

A place of worship and communal center for followers of Islam.

The place of worship and prayer. Also called " Masjid".

the Muslim place of worship. It is usually built as a square building with a central courtyard and a domed minaret (tower). The minaret is where the adhan (call to prayer) is chanted from. There are no images of living creatures or people in a mosque, but one wall will be specially decorated with intricate patterns; this wall faces Makkah and indicates the direction to face while praying. The floor is usually carpeted and everyone will sit on the floor. Women and men pray in separate areas. The mosque is not only the centre for individual contemplative prayer and Friday's communal prayer, but also a community centre, school and meeting place for the Islamic community.

(MAHsk) Islamic house of prayer and centers for Islamic learning

The Muslim house of worship the most famous being the Holy Mosques in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, both in Saudi Arabia.

a building for worship

Any place of Muslim communal worship.

'place of prostration'; a Muslim place of prayer

The place of worship for Moslems. Ar.

the Islamic place of worship; usually services take place on Fridays

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid (pl. masajid) (Arabic: مسجد — pronounced: // or //). The word "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately owned mosque and the larger, "collective" mosque (masjid jami) (Arabic: جامع), which has more community and social amenities.