ZAGREB MOSQUE - Islamska zajednica u Hrvatskoj
ZAGREB MOSQUE - Islamska zajednica u Hrvatskoj
ZAGREB MOSQUE - Islamska zajednica u Hrvatskoj
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An orchard in front of the Mosque<br />
<br />
Džuma (Muslim prayer on Friday)<br />
The first mosque was erected<br />
by God’s emissary Mohamed<br />
a.s. in the village of Kuba<br />
not far from Medina during the<br />
time of the hidžra from Mecca<br />
to Medina. The first mosques<br />
did not yet have all those elements<br />
which constitute recognizable<br />
characteristics of each<br />
Islamic shrine. Thus, with the<br />
first mosques, kibla (the direction<br />
of the prayer towards Mecca)<br />
was marked by one stone<br />
in the wall, whilst the classic<br />
mihrab (the niche in the wall<br />
directed towards Mecca), the<br />
minber (pulpit) and the minaret<br />
became in time the constitutive<br />
elements of every mosque.<br />
ON <strong>MOSQUE</strong>S...<br />
The name ‘mosque’ is derived<br />
from the Arabic root<br />
meaning gathering and being<br />
together; it was used in both<br />
the Ottoman and in the previous<br />
Seljuk tradition for larger<br />
places of worship where common<br />
prayer would be held<br />
on Fridays. The name of the<br />
Tespih (Muslim rosary)
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