INTRODUCTION 

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm, As-salāmu ʿAlaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh. Peace be upon you brothers and sisters. 

Welcome back to the Muslim Converts Channel!  Religious buildings like churches, temples or synagogues are present in most religious traditions across the world.  

These centers are critical for the survival of religions as they not only offer an important place for various forms of worship, but they also function as places where communities can gather and thrive.  

In this lesson, we’re going to look at Mosques in Islam which are similar to churches in Christianity or synagogues in Judaism. We’re going to look at the various functions of a Mosque both in terms of religious practice as well as being public spaces for the Muslim community to gather in.  

BODY OF TEXT 

The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah , for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided. Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah . And