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The word mosque is from the Arabic ‘masjid’, meaning ‘to prostrate oneself’. A mosque is a building where Muslims bow before Allah to show their submission to His will.
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Colledge, R. (1999). The mosque. In: Mastering World Religions. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14329-0_16
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