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The courtyard (sahn) of a mosque normally precedes and gives access to the interior prayer hall that stands on the qibla side (the side corresponding to the direction of prayer). [ 7 ] [ 1 ] Most mosque courtyards contained a public fountain where Muslims performed wudu , a ritual ablution (purification) required before prayer . [ 8 ]
The word 'mosque' entered the English language from the French word mosquée, probably derived from Italian moschea (a variant of Italian moscheta), from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ (mzkit), Medieval Greek: μασγίδιον (masgídion), or Spanish mezquita, from Arabic: مسجد, romanized: masjid (meaning "site of prostration (in prayer)" and hence a place of worship), either from ...
Many mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls, in varying styles of architecture. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents. The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for salat (صلاة ṣalāt, meaning "prayer") as well as a center for information, education ...
Malay-Indonesian mosque architecture also features strong influence from the Middle Eastern architecture styles. [300] [contradictory] This style of architecture can be found on the design of mosques in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand. Today, with increasing Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Malay-Indonesian ...
Şakirin Mosque. Contemporary mosque architecture often involves features characteristic to both the traditional and the modern. This can involve incorporating traditional Islamic geometric patterns in a modern, abstracted form or blending regional architectural styles with modernist or postmodernist design principles. [7]
The Moti Masjid was one such structure. The mosque was constructed in the period 1646-1653, which was notably later than all of his other Agra Fort contributions (these were commenced in 1627, his first regnal year, and completed in 1638). The mosque's completion in 1653 was five years after the Mughal residence had shifted to Shahjahanabad ...
The Kaaba, [b] sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, [d] is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii, from the original Persian شاهزاده Šāhzādeh, meaning "prince") is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located in the district of Fatih, on the third hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent as a memorial to his son Şehzade Mehmed who died in 1543.