Mosques are places where Muslims go to worship the Almighty. Mosques are also called as the house of Almighty. Not that He lives there but He is worshiped there in specific. There is 27 times more reward of praying in a mosque for a Muslim than praying at home. Mosques have great importance in a Muslim culture and state. Mosque is a place where Muslims gather five times a day to pray. Standing together shoulder to shoulder they pray for forgiveness to the Almighty. But mosques do not only serve as a place to pray but also as community centers. Community centers are the places or venues which are open for public to gather and interact with each other. When people meet, they get to know each other. This benefits the whole society because they try to get benefited from each other. In short, community centers help a person n socializing.
When Muslims gather in the mosque they get to know each other. It is a common observation that when people are used to seeing each other at regular intervals then they become so used to each other that absence of even a single person is felt. Same is with a mosque. Islam teaches the Muslims to keep an eye on each other so that no person would feel lonely when he is troubled. It has been declared shameful for a Muslim that he sleeps with a filled stomach while his neighbor did not had anything to eat. Thus, by visiting mosques regularly everyone becomes more aware about each other and also cares for each other in time of need.
From a very old time, mosques have had their importance as the community centers for Muslims where they would share their troubles with each other and where they would interact for the formation of a stronger and more closely bound society. Great architectural art is also implemented when it comes to constructing a mosque. In the Indian subcontinent the great mosques tell the story of taste for beauty in mosque’s architecture thousands of years ago. Even today it is seen that mosques all around the world are designed by the best of architects so that the mosque may become attractive in look as well as in spirituality. A mosque generally has a dome and few minarets. The basic lay out of a mosque is always the same the outer appearance is made different and appealing by various architectural techniques.
From the early history of Islam we see that mosques were treated as community centers for Muslims. At the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) there used to be educational lectures held in the great mosque and the Prophet (PBUH) used to encourage them. Mosques have always served the purpose of being learning institutes as well. Still now, the mosques serve as place for people to learn and teach the Holy Quran. In addition to religious knowledge, worldly scientific knowledge is also being taught at the mosques in today’s world.
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