Creating Muslim Space in the USA: Masājid and Islamic centers
Strictly speaking any enclosed space or building can qualify as a mosque ( masjid ) if it satisfies the requirement of cleanliness, but although Muslims can pray almost anywhere, they have often set up mosques as a nucleus for community life, fulfilling social as well as cultural and aesthetic needs...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2001]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2001, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-254 |
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| Summary: | Strictly speaking any enclosed space or building can qualify as a mosque ( masjid ) if it satisfies the requirement of cleanliness, but although Muslims can pray almost anywhere, they have often set up mosques as a nucleus for community life, fulfilling social as well as cultural and aesthetic needs. The masjid is both a space and an institution through which Muslims make statements about themselves and about their faith. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410120051791 |