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How mosques differ

I can describe how mosques have common features but also differ.

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How mosques differ

I can describe how mosques have common features but also differ.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. There are a range of different mosques in the UK and around the world.
  2. Some parts of a mosque are sacred.
  3. There are similarities and differences between mosques.

Keywords

  • Minbar - a raised platform used by the imam to to the community

  • Minaret - a tower from where the call to prayer is often made

  • Mihrab - a niche set into the wall of a mosque to indicate the direction of Makkah

  • Dome - a rounded, often large roof on top of a mosque

Common misconception

All mosques will look the same and have features such as a dome.

Mosques may be purpose-built or adapted. They may have some features such as domes or not. All mosques will have a mihrab and minbar.


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Lesson video

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the special name for the prayer Muslims do together on Fridays?
Eid prayer
Correct answer: Jummah prayer
morning prayer
Q2.
What do Muslims do to make themselves clean before praying?
Correct answer: perform a wash called 'wudu'
take a full bath
spray perfume
Q3.
Who can pray at a mosque?
Correct answer: both adults and children
only adults
only children
Q4.
What do Muslims call the person who leads prayers in the mosque?
Correct answer: the imam
the doctor
the teacher
Q5.
What is the most important thing Muslims do at the mosque?
meet different people
wear new clothes
Correct answer: pray salat together

5 Questions

Q1.
What common exterior features do most mosques have?
Correct answer: a minaret, a dome and a prayer room
a library, a tall building and a slide
a swimming pool, a playground and a shop
Q2.
At a mosque, what is the tower called where the call to prayer is often made from?
Correct answer: the minaret
the minbar
the mihrab
Q3.
What is the name of the niche in the wall that shows the direction of prayer?
the minaret
the minbar
Correct answer: the mihrab
Q4.
What is the raised platform where the imam stands to give special talks called?
the minaret
Correct answer: the minbar
the mihrab
Q5.
Which of these statements is true?
all mosques have nothing in common
all mosques are the same size and shape
Correct answer: mosques can be different depending on where they are in the world