Friday‚ May 11‚ 2012 Religious Visit To A Mosque This would be the second time I visited a mosque. The first time I had the chance to visit was with a government class I had taken in high school. The mosque were not alike‚ this mosque I visited this time was called Islamic Center of Des Moines located on 6201 Franklin Avenue in Des Moines. I had called the Mosque beforehand to find out the Muslim weekly service time is on Friday so I visited on Friday‚ May 6th at 1:30 p.m. I had went with a friend
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Saint Peter’s Basilica‚ officially known as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano‚ ranks second among the five major basilicas of Rome and is the second largest church in Christianity. St. Peter’s covers an area of 5.7 acres can hold up to 60‚000 people. One of the holiest sites of Christianity‚ it is the burial site of basilica namesake Saint Peter. Saint Peter was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus‚ the first Bishop of Antioch‚ and the first Bishop of Rome. Many Popes‚ starting with the first
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services of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston Mosque on Friday‚ February 27. As I drove up to the building‚ I noticed that it was gated and there were quite a few trespassing signs. On one particular gate‚ I noticed that there was a sign written in Arabic. The parking lot of the building was extremely small as was the building itself. I noticed that within the parking lot there were numerous cabs. The color of the mosque was beige. While the mosque was only a one-story building‚ it contained five
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St. Peters Basilica St. Peters Basilica is located in the Vatican in Rome. Built in the High Renaissance to early Baroque period‚ the construction of St. Peter’s took about 150 years to complete. A bevvy of famous architects worked on the Basilica‚ beginning with Bramante and finishing with Michelangelo. It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world‚ and though it is neither the Cathedral of the Pope nor the mother church of Roman Catholicism‚ it is still regarded as one
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comparison for a Jewish synagogue‚ Christian church‚ and Islamic mosque‚ is that they are all places of worship for a monotheistic religion. When delving into the deeper meaning‚ some people consider Christianity and Islam to not be true monotheistic religions‚ in essence the three places of worship all share extremely important key aspects in common. Synagogues‚ churches and mosques all have different variations. There are many braches and traditions of Islamic mosques‚ Christian churches‚ and Jewish synagogues
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followed the Koran.” Muslim caliphs made a great show of sugar. Marzipan was the rage‚ ground almonds and sugar sculpted into outlandish concoctions that demonstrated the wealth of the state. A 15th-century writer described an entire marzipan mosque commissioned by a caliph. Marveled at‚ prayed in‚ devoured by the poor. The Arabs perfected sugar refinement and turned it into an industry. The work was brutally difficult. The heat of the fields‚ the flash of the scythes‚ the smoke of the boiling
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On August 17‚ 2013‚ I finally decided to visit a Muslim mosque. The building is situated by itself on the corner of a residential neighborhood. As I entered the mosque‚ I experienced a great and almost uncomfortable difference in religion. Two Muslim women greeted me at the door. After explaining my reason for the visit‚ the two women stated that they would show me around the mosque and discuss their religion with me. Before entering the prayer hall‚ I was instructed to take
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The Great Mosque of Cordoba is a Roman Catholic cathedral and former mosque situated in the Andalusian city of Cordoba‚ Spain. Corboda was the largest‚ most prosperous city in Europe. Originally it was built as a church‚ after the Muslim conquest the building was confiscated for use as a mosque and greatly expanded until it became the second largest mosque in the world. The Great Mosque of Cordoba was considered a wonder of the medieval world by both Muslims and Christians. The Great Mosque symbolizes
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Middle Eastern Cultures I chose to attend the mosque on Saturday February 19‚ 2011 at 3:23pm with my neighbor. I thought this would be an appropriate subject of research. Before going‚ I was really nervous that I might offend the others with my attendance. I asked my neighbor to borrow some clothes so I could be dressed appropriately. She loaned me a long white skirt with black and pink flowers on it and a pink scarf with sequins. On the way‚ we talked about my reason for going and I told her
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The Eid at The Mosque With the excitement that kept me awake all night long and the overwhelming feelings of joy‚ delight‚ and happiness I started preparing my self for one of the happiest days in every Muslim life. Usually‚ every family welcomes the Eid-Muslims holidays- with rituals by cleaning process that goes on for days‚ changing the entire house furniture‚ for who can afford it‚ and baying new clothes especially for the occasion. And with main ready even
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