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What is the name of the tall, slender tower attached to a mosque?
A minaret.
What is the name of the largest mosque in the world, located in Mecca?
Masjid al-Haram (The Great Mosque of Mecca).
On which special day of the week do Muslims gather for a main group prayer?
friday
Which historic mosque in Delhi, India, is built out of red sandstone and white marble?
jama mosque
What shape do you usually see on the very top of a mosque dome
a crecent
Which mosque in Abu Dhabi has 82 white domes and beautiful flower carpets?
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
What is the name of the person who leads the prayers in a mosque?
The Imam.
What language is the holy book, the Quran, written in when read in a mosque?
Arabic
True or false: Mosques are often decorated with paintings of people and animals.
false
Where is the famous Al-Aqsa Mosque located?
palestine
Why do mosques face towards the city of Mecca?
qibla straight
What do people say to each other as a friendly greeting when they enter a mosque?
"As-salamu alaykum"
What is the minbar used for during Friday prayers
What must everyone take off before stepping inside a mosque?
shoes
Which Southeast Asian country has the most mosques in the world
Indonesia
Who was the first person in history chosen to call Muslims to prayer using his beautiful voice?
Bilal ibn Rabah.
Which blue-tiled mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, is named after a color?
What is the name of the call to prayer heard from the minaret
athan
Which North African country is known as the "Land of a Million Minarets" because of its capital city, Cairo?
egypt
True or false: Mosques are only used for praying and are closed the rest of the day.