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I was also suprised because they looked different than other religions and than I expected just like Arran.

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I would like to know about the Islam gods

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I want to know why they cover their face

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Do Islam follow any certain traditions

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Hopefully I learn more when we go to mosque.

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I was surprised at the fact there is a mosque in Worcester, which I had no idea about!

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I want to know why they cover there faces too

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I want to know why some Islamic people cover their whole body

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Do they have a separate language if so I want to learn a bit of it

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There are estimated about 1,750 mosques in the UK!

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Why thy take off shoes and sock is the mosque
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Same

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I would like to know who invented the Islam  symbol

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I know that some Muslims wear black and some do not

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THERE ARE 1.2 BILLION MUSLIMS IN THE WORLD

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There are 4 mosques in worcster

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I would like to know what culture Muslims have

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I want to know why they cover there face and body?

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Do they write in a different way

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Muslims face east when they pray

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I know that there is a mosque in Worcester.

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Never knew there were so many mosques in Worcester!

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How many gods do they have?

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Can we learn if there’s a superior God

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THERE ARE 1.2 BILLION MUSLIMS IN THE 🌏 WORLD  🕌

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We would like to know how much percentage of fation  do muslims have?

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How many mosques are there

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Do they have more than one god

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Do they have multiple Gods

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How many Muslims are in the uk

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Do they have caps

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How many are in London

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I would like to know how many gods they have.

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I want to know how many Muslims there are in the world 🌍

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I know there is a mosque in Worcester

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Muslims birth place was Saudi Arabia🇸🇦

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I want to know what the inside of a mosque looks like!

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2 mosque were in Japan in 1970

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How many Muslim people

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I want to know the Muslim gods

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I know there is mosques
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Fancy mosque

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There are 2.2 billion christians in the world 😱

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They worship to the god allah no muhammad

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How many Gods are there in the religion

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Why dp Muslims not eat pork

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There are over 1.8 billion Muslims in the world

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Muslims birth place is Saudi Arabia🇸🇦

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How many Muslim gods are there in the world

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I found out that there is only one god that they worship

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This is a mosque

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How many mosques in the world

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Most Muslims live in England

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Wgat art muslins

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Why they were tights over there head

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Inside a mosques

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Inside a mosque

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The word ‘Islam’ means (in Arabic) ‘surrender’

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Lots of Muslims live in the uk

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I LEARNT THAT THERE ARE 1.2 BILLION MUSLIMS IN THE WORLD.

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H .m .m.a .t

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There were 1.8 billion Muslims

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This is a mosque

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It s common practice for Muslim's to take their shoes off before entering a mosque .

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There are six

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They write in Arabic in a Mosque

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i know that they take there shoes of in the mosque

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Their founder was Muhammad

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They take their shoes 👞 off beacuse (click on the link at the bottom)

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Having played hostess to a number of different non-Muslim groups visiting our mosque, this issue of taking off one's shoes in the mosque has manifested itself in some interesting ways. I'm afraid some people even might have the wrong idea about why shoes are removed inside the mosque.

Before the expansion had opened, but while the old musallah had been closed, we were forced to hold our da'wah presentations in the gym. Most activities took place in the gym--including the prayers. But several of our visitors were "regulars," from school groups whose instructors regularly sent their classes to the mosque for presentations. They were well-aware that shoes needed to be removed inside the prayer hall, and informed their students ahead of time.

For these presentations in the gym, we had to explain to everyone that they could leave their shoes on. Frankly, if I were to walk across a gym floor, I'd rather leave my shoes on. But this is a much easier problem to deal with than the reverse, which is an audience previously unaware they would be removing their shoes--for sometimes this can make people uncomfortable.

Because it's so common for shoes to be removed inside a mosque, and to see shoe racks near the doors, I thought it would be worthwhile to explain (if I can, inshaaAllah) the purpose for this behavior.

Some people, if they were asked why Muslims remove their shoes in a mosque, would respond by vaguely saying "out of respect." Respect for what, or for whom? Do Muslims need to pray with their shoes off? Some people might say yes, others might say no. The answer is: not unless their shoes have impurities on them. So it isn't necessarily for the prayer, but is it to respect the space? I have heard some people say that the masjid is "sacred ground," like when Moses (s) was told to remove his shoes in front of the burning bush because he was on sacred ground.

But refer to a hadith reported in Sahih Muslim where the Messenger of Allah (s) in explaining the differences between other messengers and himself (s), says "the earth has been made sacred and pure and mosque for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any one of you he should pray whenever he is." If the earth has been made sacred, pure, and a mosque, then how can we say that inside the walls of a mosque are sacred and we must take our shoes off?

In fact, we have traditions about the Prophet Muhammad (s) praying with his shoes on. Anas bin Malik was asked the question, if Muhammad prayed with shoes on, and he answered yes (reported in Bukhari and Muslim.) But the condition about the shoes being free of impurities comes from another hadith in Sunan Abu Dawood, on the authority of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri. In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (s) was leading his companions in prayer, and during the prayer he removed them and placed them to his left. His companions copied the behavior, removing their shoes, and at the end of the prayer the Messenger of Allah (s) asked them why they did so, and of course they replied that they saw him remove his shoes. At this point, the Prophet Muhammad (s) explained that the Angel Gabriel had come to him during the prayer and told him that there was some filth on them, which is why he (s) removed them. So he told his Companions at that point to check their shoes before coming to a mosque and if they were dirty, to wipe them off and then pray in them.

Given that story, one might expect for Muslims to pray in their shoes in the mosque. And in fact, Muslims were instructed (according to another hadith in Sunan Abu Dawood) by the Prophet Muhammad (s) to pray with their shoes on to differentiate themselves from the Jews.

So returning to the question--why remove our shoes? And the answer has to do with the different nature of our mosques today, and our shoes. Because walking on the carpet with shoes will soil it, we should remove them. And that is the fatwa on this particular issue. Additionally, the carpets are considered waqf, meaning they should be preserved and maintained in good condition. Dirt on the carpets is likely to upset the people who will be praying on them, which is why we should take our shoes off. Praying with shoes.

So, simply because shoes carry dirt, and dirt will soil the carpets on which people prostrate, it is not appropriate to walk on the carpets with shoes. It is perfectly fine, however, to pray with shoes when praying outside the mosque--like at home, at work, in the park, etc.--so long as you ensure they are free from impurities.

At the mosque, on the other hand, if you are taking off your shoes to walk on the carpet, please be sure to neatly stow them on the appropriate racks. :-)

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Having played hostess to a number of different non-Muslim groups visiting our mosque, this issue of taking off one's shoes in the mosque has manifested itself in some interesting ways. I'm afraid some people even might have the wrong idea about why shoes are removed inside the mosque.

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Inside of Mosque 🕌

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How many articles of faith are there in Islam?

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Why they take off socks

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There are two articles of faith

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Araan

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Masjid means mosque in Arabic

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Here are six articles

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They pray on mats

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There are around about 300,000 mosques in India

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They pray on mats

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Arran, they do this facing east😬

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Look at this chart!

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Why they wear hijabs

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Thank you for your continuous support :) - The Simple Islam Team @asksimpleislam asksimpleislam@gmail.com

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i know some mosques are very pretty and delacatly built

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London has the most Muslims

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There are at least 99 names of God in Islam

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Christianity is the biggest group of religious people and Muslims are next biggest!

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Why is there two names for Islam/Muslim?