The word mosque referred to an Arabic language a place of worship or prostrate to god - Allah the Almighty. Such as the Grand Mosque in Makkah "Al Haram Shariff" where the Holy Ka'aba located is also a mosque.
The first mosque in the world was Quba Mosque built in Madinah.The Quba Mosque, is considered the first mosque in Islam,it is the mosque of the prophet in Madinah,which was to become the most renowned mosque in the history of Islam.
The main function of a mosque, a place for every Muslim to perform their 5 time daily prayer and a weekly congregational prayer compulsory to all male Muslim on every Friday.
Main activity perform in mosque are:
- Congregational prayer for normal 5 time a day.
- Congregational compulsory Friday prayer for every muslim man.
- Mosque being an education center for formal teaching of religious knowledge
- A center for any activities which are in accordance or allowed by Islam
- Center for any Islamic religion related celebration
- Center for Islamic activity administration within the locality
- May also be a placed for marriage solemnized.
Mosque Architecture in
Malaysia: Classification of Styles and Possible Influence
Classification
of Styles and Possible Influence
There
are seven styles of mosque architectural language that can be
classified:
- Traditional Vernacular
- Sino Electic
- Colonial
- Northern Indian
- Modern Vernacular
- Modernistic Expressionism
- Post Modern Revivalism
