mosques
Muslim worship buildings
Mosques are buildings where Muslims gather for worship and prayer.
The word comes from Arabic for "place of prostration," reflecting the physical posture of Islamic prayer.
A mosque typically features a prayer hall oriented toward Mecca, often with a minaret—a tower from which the call to prayer is announced.
The mosque was filled for Friday prayers.
Muslim religious guide
Rounded vault forming roof
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
tessellation · faience · arcade · ornamentation · crescent · spire · tower · balcony
Islamic obligatory prayer
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- muezzinIslamic prayer announcer
- loudspeakersAudio output devices
Protected sacred space
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
spirituality · pilgrimage · blessing · faithful · piety · veneration · consecrated · hallowed
Assembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
interfaith · outreach · charity · cultural center · integration · solidarity · neighborhood · heritage
imam
Muslim religious guide
madrasa · Ramadan · Eid · zakat · halal · fatwa · Sunni · Shia · Sufi · iftar
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
calligraphy · tessellation · faience · arcade · ornamentation · crescent · spire · tower · balcony · skyline
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- muezzinIslamic prayer announcer
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
devotion · spirituality · pilgrimage · blessing · faithful · piety · veneration · consecrated · hallowed · divine
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · interfaith · outreach · charity · cultural center · integration · solidarity · neighborhood · heritage · multicultural
- Islamic architecturedomes, arches, minarets, madrasas, madrasa
- Muslim diasporaMuslim community, Islamic community, Islamic centers, Muslim communities, American Muslims
- African Islamimams, madrasas, Timbuktu, Sokoto Caliphate, Islamic education
- Medinasmedina, souks, narrow streets, alleys, alleyways
- Ottoman Balkanseyalet, beylerbey, pashas, janissaries, timar system
- landmarkspyramids, lighthouse, national monument, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower
mosqueschurches
Christian houses of worship
synagogues · cathedrals · temples · chapels · basilicas
mosquesbars
Rods, taverns, or measures
nightclubs · casinos · brothels · strip clubs · pubs
- Great MosquePrincipal Islamic worship structure
- Grand MosqueIslam's largest sacred building
- historic mosquesSignificant old Islamic sanctuaries
- Blue MosqueIstanbul's iconic Ottoman mosque
- sacred mosqueIslam's most holy building
- Al-Aqsa MosqueJerusalem's silver-domed shrine