Friday Mosque is the English translation of the Arabic term al-jum3a (Arabic: الجمعه ) al-masjid. This term is applied as a proper name to many mosques worldwide. Friday is the day for communal prayer in Islam, the equivalent of the Jewish Sabbath prayers (which runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) and the Christian church-going on Sundays. A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The Friday prayer is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold Fridays at noon or evening. ... Islam (Arabic al-islām الإسلام, listen) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... In both Judaism and Christianity, the Sabbath (Hebrew Shabbat) is a religious day of rest that usually occurs on the seventh day of the week, though is also ascribed to the annual Holy Days, also called High Day Sabbaths (John 19:31): First and Last Day of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost...
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Djuma Mosque - Located in Khiva, Uzbekistan[1] (http://www.advantour.com/uzbekistan/khiva/jumamosque.htm)
Friday Mosque of Azerbaijan - Located in Azerbaijan[2] (http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/64_folder/64_articles/OilBarons/64.fridaymosque.html)
The central public buildings are mosques, often with a dome and minaret; domestic houses face an inner courtyard and are grouped together, with vaulted streets linking the blocks.
The major mosque in a city is the masjid al-jum'a, the Fridaymosque.
The Arab-type mosque plan of columned halls surrounding a courtyard is found throughout North Africa, Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia; an example is the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt (876–79).
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