( a) W h o b uilt t h e fir st m os q u e ? ( b) W h er e w as it b uilt ?
D E B AT E3. 4.
5. 6. 7.
T HI N K A B O U T ... B.
I d e ntify t hre e r ol es pl ay e d by a m os q u e. W h o is t h e m u e z zi n ? W h o is t h e
i m a m? W h o is t h e k h ati b?
( a) W h at is a mi n ar et ? ( b) W h at is t h e a d h a n ?
E x pl o r e
T h e H ajj: pil gri m a g e t o I sl a m’ s h oli e st sit e C o m pl eti n g t h e pil g ri m a g e t o M a k k a h i s o n e of t h e
Fi v e Pill a r s of I sl a m . ( Y o u will
e x a mi n e t h e Fi v e Pill a r s i n m o r e d et ail i n U nit 5.) T h e pil g ri m j o u r n e y t o M a k k a h i s c o m p ul s o r y f o r e v e r y M u sli m w h o c a n aff o r d it, o n c e i n t h ei r li v e s. N o n - M u sli m s a r e f o r bi d d e n f r o m e nt e ri n g M a k k a h at a n y ti m e. E a c h y e a r a b o ut t w o milli o n M u sli m s t a k e p a rt i n t h e H ajj d u ri n g D h u al - hijj a h, t h e l a st m o nt h of t h e I sl a mi c c al e n d a r.
8. 7. 8.
9.
W h at is w u d u a n d w h e n d o es it t ak e pl ac e ?
D escri b e t h e s e ati n g ar r a n g e m e nts i n a m os q u e. W h at is s hir k ?
I N T H E Z O N E H o w ar e m os q u es d ec or at e d ? 1 0. W h at is t h e mi hr a b ?
M a k k a h, S a u di A r a bi a
B e f o re t h e H ajj B ef o r e e m b a r ki n g o n t h e H ajj t o M a k k a h, pil g ri m s a r e e x p e ct e d t o: • •
S ettl e all o ut st a n di n g d e bt s.
T a k e c a r e of all f a mil y c o m mit m e nt s (i. e. si c k o r d e p e n d e nt r el ati v e s s h o ul d b e p r o vi d e d f o r).
