mosque
Let an agent describe mosques respectfully, attribute religious practices to Muslims and their traditions, and give practical information for worshippers and visitors, including prayer times and etiquette.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe mosques respectfully, attribute religious practices to Muslims and their traditions, and give practical information for worshippers and visitors, including prayer times and etiquette.
A place of worship for Muslims, used for congregational prayer, especially Friday prayers, and often also for education and community activities, ranging from small prayer rooms and surau to large congregational mosques with minarets and domes.
What it is for: Prayer, community and learning.
It can be find mosques and prayer times; explain visitor etiquette respectfully; describe architecture and history with sources; find community services.
Distinguishing features
Muslim place of worship
Oriented towards Mecca
Community functions
Regional architectural styles
What it looks like
Buildings with prayer halls, often with a mihrab showing the direction of Mecca, minarets and domes, varying by region.
How it is recognised
Prayer hall with mihrab
Minarets and domes in many regions
Designs vary from wooden to monumental
Related models
is a kind of - category
is used for - practice
is related to - community
is protected by - right
In practice
Families and kinds
congregational (Friday) mosques
neighbourhood mosques and surau
historic and heritage mosques
prayer rooms in public buildings
mosques with community centres
Standards and regulation
Freedom of religion provisions
Planning and heritage law
Hate crime law
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting practices as uniform across traditions
Disrespectful behaviour by visitors
Hate incidents against worshippers
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.mosque
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Visit Worshippers and visitors.
Respect customs.
Times
Prayer times.
Times
Prayer times.
- What are the prayer times at this mosque, according to the mosque? provenance
- When is Friday prayer? provenance
Etiquette
Visitor customs.
Etiquette
Visitor etiquette.
- What customs do mosques ask visitors to follow, such as dress and removing shoes? provenance
- Are visitors welcome at this mosque? provenance
Practice Religious life.
Practices are attributed.
Prayer
Congregational prayer.
Prayer
Prayer.
- How do Muslims describe the role of the mosque in prayer? provenance
- How do practices differ between traditions? boundary
Community
Services.
Community
Community services.
- Which community services, classes or charity work does the mosque offer? provenance
- How can they be contacted? provenance
Heritage Architecture and history.
History needs sources.
Architecture
Styles.
Architecture
Architecture.
- Which architectural style does this mosque represent? provenance
- Who built it and when? provenance
Protection
Heritage status.
Protection
Heritage status.
- Is the mosque a protected heritage site? provenance
- What visiting rules apply? provenance
Safety Hate incidents.
Communities deserve safety.
Incident
Reporting hate.
Incident
Hate incidents.
- Has there been a hate incident or threat against a mosque or worshippers? boundary
- Should police be called and third-party reporting services used? action
Neutral
Respectful description.
Neutral
Respectful description.
- Is the description free of stereotypes and attributed? boundary
- Does it use community self-descriptions? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each mosque be a separate entry?
- How should prayer times be linked?
- How should architectural styles be linked?