0 Mosques don’t have to be a special buliding.
0 Muhammad said where ever the hour of prayer, over takes you, you shall perform the prayer.
0 It is heart of muslim community.
0 As the building is used 5 times daily, for prayer it is a convenient place to hold meetings.
0 There is often a large room where wedding celebration or family parties can be held.
0 Mosques that have been converted from redundant buildings, don’t have traditional features outside.
0 The platform at the topof the steps, is called the minbar.

0 The prayer man sits at the top of the minbar to give his

sermon at Friday prayers.
0 They also sit there because you can be seen and heard easily.
0 The high ceiling helps keep the building cooler.
0 It’s important it is in a dessert country.
0 Classes are held in Arabic to teach people to read the Qu’ran.
0 The Qu’ran is the Islamic holy book.
0 It is written in Arabic.