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The Mosque and Prayer The Mosque and Prayer rayer occupies a central place in Islamic ritual and in individual pi- ety. As mentioned earlier, Muslims are ritually obligated to pray fi ve P times every day at prescribed times and in a prescribed manner. Th ese prayers can be carried out individually or in a group (the latter being preferable because praying with others reinforces social bonds within a community). Th ey can also be off ered at home or in any other place that is not impure in a ritual sense. As such, Muslims have no formal need for a temple or other religious building corresponding to the role that a church fulfi lls in Christianity. Th ere is, however, a stress on the benefi ts of praying together with other Muslims, par- ticularly for the midday prayer on Friday, which is ideally off ered communally. For this reason, there is a practical need for spaces that would allow Muslims to gather for communal prayers, and the mosque has its origins in this need. Th e English word “mosque” is derived through Spanish and Latin from the Arabic word masjid, which literally means a “place for bowing down in prayer.” Th e mosque has very few essential features, a direct result of the simplicity of the Islamic prayer ritual. Th e necessary architectural elements of a mosque include some sortSAMPLE of boundary that marks where the mosque ends and the out- side world begins, and a marker pointing out the correct direction of prayers, toward the Ka’ba. In actual fact, in light of the importance of the mosque in Islamic social life, most mosques are buildings rather than simple open spaces, and many of them are so beautiful that they are counted among the greatest artistic achievements of Muslim cultural expression. Such mosques often have a large main hall, with a courtyard on one side for accommodating worship- pers on exceptionally busy days, such as major religious festivals. Th e courtyard also contains a fountain used to perform the ritual ablutions that are required before praying. 79 © BERKSHIRE, a global point of reference 2010 ISLAM_Ch08.indd 79 7/21/2010 9:32:41 PM 80 THIS IS ISLAM Usually at least one minaret, a tall tower with a balcony, is attached to the mosque. Before the inven- tion of loudspeakers, some- one would climb to the top of the minaret fi ve times a day and make the call to prayer. In modern times, minarets have loudspeakers, and the person making the call to prayer simply stands in front of a microphone in the mosque. Larger mosques often have more than one minaret; there may be a minaret at each of the four corners of the mosque or there may be small mina- rets on the corners of the courtyard and large ones on the hall. Un muezzin appelant du haut du minaret les fi dèles à la Th e hall of the mosque is prière (1879) by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme often elaborately decorated: (1824–1904) depicts a muezzin in a minaret calling the faithful to prayer. the fl oor may be covered with anything from simple straw mats to expensive Persian carpets, and the walls may be done in ceramic tiles, stucco, or carvedSAMPLE wood. Th ere is a religious aversion to the representation of human beings or animals in art, so the mosaics, stucco reliefs, tiles, or paint- ings on the walls of a mosque either depict abstract patterns of vines, curving arabesques, or geometric tesselations. Th e most striking decorative feature of many mosques is the Arabic calligraphy that adorns the inside (and sometimes even the outside). Calligraphy is one of the most highly developed arts in Islamic culture, in part because many Muslims feel that writing the words of God (i.e., the Qur’an) in beautiful ways is a meritorious act. Most large mosques have a small alcove or niche called the mihrab to mark the qibla, or direction of prayer. Th e mihrab is often beautifully decorated, even © BERKSHIRE, a global point of reference 2010 ISLAM_Ch08.indd 80 7/21/2010 9:32:42 PM THE MOSQUE AND PRAYER 81 in mosques that are otherwise very simple. Mosques often also contain a min- bar, or pulpit, which the leader of the prayers, or imam, uses to deliver the ser- mon. (Th is imam should not to be confused with the Shi’a imam, who is the SAMPLE The master Ottoman calligrapher Muhammad Shafi q (d. 1879) excelled in instructional pieces like this one, which is fi lled with intricate arabesque fl oral designs typical of the late Ottoman period. It uses the naskhī script, which harmoniously connects Arabic letters together. Yale University Library. © BERKSHIRE, a global point of reference 2010 ISLAM_Ch08.indd 81 7/21/2010 9:32:43 PM 82 THIS IS ISLAM political and spiritual leader of the entire community appointed by God.) Minbars Topics for Further Study can be fi xed or movable; they are frequently Matriarchy and Patriarchy intricately carved works of art. Some very History, Oral large, imperial mosques also contain a Camels raised platform or mezzanine where the Religion and Government king and his entourage could pray. (Th e platform was believed to provide protec- tion from would-be assassins.) Other mosques have galleries or separate sections where women can pray, since men and women do not pray together in Sunni and Twelver Shi’a Islam. Beyond the features mentioned above, mosques contain no furniture or altars. Even though the primary function of a mosque is to hold worshippers while they pray, mosques have been used since the time of Muhammad for many other purposes. Often they function as classrooms for formal and in- formal teaching. Th ey are also used as a gathering or resting place for people to escape the hustle and bustle of city streets or as a cool refuge from the heat of the day. In many smaller towns, the mosque is the only large building, so it is used for many diff erent kinds of community meetings in the same way a church is used. Mosques also occasionally provide a safe place to sleep for travelers who have no other place to go. Before the widespread availability of radio and television, the mosque was also the place to go for news, and many people attended the Friday sermon simply to get information on the political climate of the day. SAMPLE Quick Facts: Calligraphy s Islam spread west acrosscross asas a means to proclaim the unity ANorth Africa to southernhern andand victory of the Islamic faith. Spain, and east across Persia,, thethe AsAs theth religion was introduced to art of calligraphy began to developvelop otherother civilizations, Arabic became © BERKSHIRE, a global point of reference 2010 ISLAM_Ch08.indd 82 7/21/2010 9:32:44 PM THE MOSQUE AND PRAYER 83 the instrument for diff erentiating namented variation of Kufi c script Muslim places and objects from was used for distinctive borders. It those of other cultures. Calligraphy was also used in illuminated manu- developed as a way to decorate holy scripts of the Qur’an. places and mundane articles, every- Th ulth, or thuluth, script lends thing from mosques and palaces, to itself to other kinds of designs on clothes and rugs, to decorative and manuscripts and decrees. Inter- utilitarian objects. Inscriptions from twining letters form an integrated the Qur’an that were applied to a design, creating suitable images for building or a fountain imbued the monograms and seals. 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Arabic calligraphy soon be- Arabic language united the came a form of ornamentation many peoples who were enfolded unique to the Muslim world. Kufi c into the Islamic empires and became script, with its angular geometry the lingua franca of the Middle and bold relief,SAMPLE can be chiseled into East. Islamic civilization incorpo- stone with a hammer. It has an im- rated Sasanid Persians, Byzantine posing, architectural presence and Syrians, Hellenized Jews, Turks, became important for use on build- Mongols, Afghanis, Berbers, and ings. Geometrical instruments were countless other peoples, and Arabic created to apply Kufi c inscriptions was the language used for cross-cul- to massive structures. A highly or- tural communication. 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