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− SALA T (PRAYER) ± − Prayer or is normally held in a place dedicated to Divine Salat ± − worship called a mosque but it may be held anywhere. The only requirement for a place of Prayer is that the place chosen is clean. The Holy Prophet has said: sa AiÌÈË AfVn¿ ~iÜA Ó» O¼¨U Ë í æ å ä ä í ê æ ä å æ æ ä ä ê æ ä ê å ä wa ju‘ilat liyal ardu masjidan wa tahuran ± ± − The earth has been purified for me and has been declared a mosque (Muslim Kitabul Masajid, Bukhari Kitabul Tayammum) − − − − − Mosque Mosques play an important part in the life of the Muslim community. A mosque is usually a very simple building where Muslims gather five times a day for Prayers and the remembrance of God. However, it can be said that a mosque is an institution which controls and directs every aspect of the daily life of a Muslim. The mosque serves as a training ground where the principles of obedience and discipline, equality and fraternity of mankind are put into practice. Mosques are also used for other religious and intellectual activities. They serve as schools and for marriage celebrations, as courts of law and a meeting place where plans are made for the social and economic progress of the community. In Arabic, the word used for mosque is ', which means a 'Masjid place of worship or prostration. Muslims believe that the first place of worship ever built in this world was in Arabia, the most holy place Ka‘bah of Islam, towards which millions of Muslims all over the world turn their − face five times a day during their Prayers, and to which each one of them 83