The Abu Bakr Masjid : The Islamic Center Of San Diego

satisfied requirements put before us by Allah and His Messenger that qualify you to enter amongst us. Your persistence in doing so has awarded

This is interesting because they Muslims go there to pray and what happened is the Muslim started to pray then a christian came up and grabbed him and yelled “this is the way you face to pray”

The Muslim world in the 1320’s was dangerous but orderly. The Muslim world was a very different place than the rest of the world with unique customs. Which scattered with robbers here and there is a orderly place.

Muslims in America faced several difficulties as they tried to gain racial equality and religious freedom. When they entered America and began to form an Islam religion there was a vastly larger number of white Christians than there were Muslims, and as a result, one of the difficulties they faced was that they were outnumbered by other religions. Because of the Islam religion being outnumbered by other religions, there was much less knowledge on their religion than there was on Christianity, leading to them being a minority compared to white Christians. As a result of this, there were not as many organizations that helped to increase the number of Islam presence in America. One of the organizations that was developed to help the Islam religion in America was the creation of the Moorish Science Temple, which Noble Drew Ali founded because "African Americans were descended from the

My proposal for the ritual observation and field exercise would be to attend a local mosque in North Hollywood on a Friday night in order to engage in the ritual of salah, which means prayer. I plan to make this trip on Friday July 22, 2016 in order to give myself more time to prepare for the actual project. The religion and cultural group associated with this location are Muslims that meet at their local mosque in order to worship God and unite as a community.

After the silent prayer time, I’m thinking it’s time to dismiss, not! We had to pray again to bless the bread & wine. It was time for communion. After communion, and 2 hours of torture, I almost felt myself running to my car. I had never felt that kind of torture before in church. Don’t judge me. I went with an open mind, expecting something different but not that different. The other event I attend was a Friday Mid-day Muslim Prayer Service with one of my students at the Islamic Center of Macon GA. My student advised me on how to dress. In other words, make sure the top of my outfit was long sleeves and the bottom was long enough to cover all of my legs. I thought I was ok, until I got there; they gave me a scarf to cover my head. Oh, I forgot to mention, I had to take off my shoes and leave them before I entered into the place of prayer. I guess you can call it a sanctuary. One thing I found odd was the men and women do not pray in the same place together. Since I was a guest of my student and actually a participant of the prayer time, the wudo, which is a ritual of purification, was not necessary. My student prepared me for the experience very well. She said, “Ms Finney, when you enter the mosque, just go in with the mindset that you are there to talk to Allah himself.” That’s where she lost me, I’m down with Jesus, but I didn’t tell her that. The women’s prayer session was very warm and the ladies

For five weeks in 1964 Malcolm X completed the Hajj, a mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. When he returned from this trip, Malcolm had a different outlook and preached not to just African-Americans but to muslims of all races. It changed Malcolm’s world view and gave him hope for a better future.

Chapter 14 in the book Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective of the Past by Herrry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler is mainly about Muhammad, the prophet, and his world, the expansion of Islam, economy and society of the early Islamic world, and its values and cultural exchanges.

Once we arrived at the Hillside station in Queens on 167th, we met Mr. Zaheer who was our guide for the trip. He gave us a brief talk about Hillside. I remember him telling us that majority of the people living there are from Bangladesh and owns most of Business. We introduced ourselves then proceeded to the Muslim center. It was a walk of about two minutes. On reaching there, there a man wearing a blue outfit (it looks like clothing that Muslims wear, similar to a robe) who told us that we had to remove our shoes before we enter the room. Once we took our shoes off we walked in and sat quietly, waiting for our tour guide to arrive. As we waited, I observed that the floor was covered with a red carpet, the walls had Arabic writings, and there was a shelf on the opposite side of the room from where I was sitting, that was full of

They started off the event by having us take off our shoes before we went into the Islamic center. That is the custom for their faith. I did not know that before, so it came as a little bit of a surprise. As the discussion started, they asked us to pray. The speaker who said the prayer said it in another language, and it was translated into English. The prayer that he said sounded very familiar to the prayers I am used to hearing within my church which was very surprising to me. There was not one speaker, it was more of an open discussion with the people who run the Islamic center mediating the discussion.

What astonished me was that they were not done all in one sitting because the first one starts at around five in the morning and the last one is at around nine at night. One thing that was similar was that in the Mosque their was an Imam, which is like a priest in a church. Upon entering the Mosque I saw that on the sign there was the ionic star and crescent symbol. I also noticed that the color green is symbolic in Islam. I found it very unique that when people entered the mosque they did a prayer. The Mosque was not as fancy or heavily decorated as I imagined it would be. One of the reasons why I think that is, is because unlike in some churches where there are membership fees that you have to pay in order to attend ,it is absolutely free to attend a Mosque. You can give donations because just like in a church they pass a bowl around at the end of the sermon. I found the mosque to be quite family friendly and I noticed there were a few families that day. The women were covered in their traditional hijabs. I am not Muslim;however in order to be respectful to the Islamic culture I dressed in long sleeves and dress pants and I wore my hair back. Since I was not praying I was not

Next, my mother told me this mosque is the biggest one, and the second religious buildings, also it has the tallest minaret in the world. This mosque has a roof made of light steel, and decorated with cedar wood which opens in 3 minutes for bringing fresh air during the summer. Also, this mosque has many chandeliers made in crystal. The location of this mosque is right by the sea overlooking the Atlantic ocean,

Islam is defined as, “the monotheistic religion based on the doctrine of submission to God and of Muhammad as the last chief and prophet of God”(Dictionary 720). There are multiple practices included in the religion of Islam, similar to any other religion. Compared to Christianity or Judaism, when one follows Islam, one must follow The Five Pillars of Islam and the rules and circumstances of the worshipping practices. In addition, depending on the branch one is apart of, they may have to follow laws enforced by different prophets as well. One’s lifestyle will change because when following Islamic faith, their religious life is their main priority. Meaning, a Muslim makes the commitment to the practices one-hundred

My research of Islam started at the mosque. As I wanted to observe the mosque without offending or being bothered by anyone, I took pains to blend in. For instance, I borrowed a head scarf to cover my head. In addition, I left the makeup, jewelry, nail polish, and perfume at home.

I chose to research the Muslim religion for my site visit. I wanted to have in depth experience with this religion since I did my group project about Sikhism and during class we went into great detail about every other religion. I did not know what to expect when visiting a mosque, it was a pretty nerve-wracking experience for me being a non-Muslim. I have been raised with Christian morals my whole life even though I have only gone to church a few times in my whole life. Almost all religions have a house of prayer; Jews have synagogues, Buddhists/Hindus have temples and Catholic and Christians have churches and cathedrals. Muslims have mosques; each religious center has their own different rules, rituals and services that need to be followed. A mosque is a place of prayer for Muslims within the Islamic belief. Another word for mosque in Arabic is Masjid. Kind of like a church, a mosque is where Muslims worship and bow before Allah to declare their obedience and loyalty. Mosques date back till the time of the prophet. In order to find a mosque, I went on the Internet and stumbled upon Masjid Beit El-Maqdes.