Mosques will often invite poorer members of the Muslim community to share in beginning and breaking the fasts, as providing charity during Ramadan is regarded in Islam as especially honorable.

Leaders in Churches and Mosques play a big role in uniting the community to fight crime, drugs, etc.

Four out of the six parent governors were Muslims, the Chair of the Luton Council of Mosques was a community governor and three of the LEA governors were also Muslims.

Notably this includes the railway station, many Mosques ( the biggest includes a leisure centre within its grounds ), Churches, Temples, a modern health centre, nurseries, schools, local shops, restaurants, community centres and banks.

Mosques built in Southeast Asia often represent the Indonesian-Javanese style architecture, which are different from the ones found throughout the Greater Middle East.

Mosques are an ordinary scene throughout the country and adhan ( call to prayer ) from minarets are heard five times a day.

As the Reconquista spread throughout Spain, many Mosques and Fortresses were converted into Churches and Christian Castles.

* The architecture of Mosques — throughout the world.

It is believed to remain today as the sacred pool at Mosques, or as the holy water font in Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches.

* Islamic directory for Muslims Find Muslim Owned businesses, Masjids ( Mosques ) and Islamic Centers all over the world.

Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents.

Mosques evolved significantly over the next 1, 000 years, acquiring their now-distinctive features and adapting to cultures around the world.

Mosques were built outside the Arabian Peninsula as Muslims moved to other parts of the world.

Mosques in Sicily and Spain do not primarily reflect the architecture of Visigothic predecessors, but instead reflect the architecture introduced by the Muslim Moors.

Mosques in western China incorporate more traditional elements seen in mosques in other parts of the world.

Mosques first arrived in the Ottoman Empire ( mostly present-day Turkey ) during the 11th century, when many local Turks converted to Islam.

Mosques gradually diffused to different parts of Europe, but the most rapid growth in the number of mosques has occurred within the past century as more Muslims have migrated to the continent.

Mosques first appeared in the United States in the early 20th century, the likely first being one in Maine built by Albanian immigrants in 1915. as more immigrants continue to arrive in the country, especially from South Asia, the number of American mosques is increasing faster than ever before.

Mosques have also been converted for use by other religions, notably in southern Spain, following the conquest of the Moors in 1492.

Mosques, especially those in countries where Muslims are the majority, will also host Eid prayers outside in courtyards, town squares or on the outskirts of town in an Eidgah.

Mosques, in accordance with Islamic practices, institute a number of rules intended to keep Muslims focused on worshipping God.

Mosques in South and Southeast Asia put men and women in separate rooms, as the divisions were built into them centuries ago.

Historic sites of religious importance which have been destroyed by the Saudis include five of the renowned " Seven Mosques " initially built by Muhammad's daughter and four of his " greatest Companions ": Masjid Abu Bakr, Masjid Salman al-Farsi, Masjid Umar ibn al-Khattab, Masjid Sayyida Fatima bint Rasulullah and Masjid Ali ibn Abu Talib.

The original height of the Pyramid was 146. 5 m ( 488 ft ), but today it is only 137 m ( 455 ft ) high, the 9 m ( 33 ft ) that is missing is due to the theft of the fine quality limestone covering, or casing stones, to build houses and Mosques in Cairo.

* Begley, W, The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Shah Jahan, Kaladarsana, 1978, pp. 7 – 18

Muslims perform the jumu ' ah prayer in Mosques on Fridays, the day they believe Adam was created.

After setting up and ambush and attacking their lightly armoured Humvee vehicles with small arms fire and RPG ’ s the patrol stopped and Macedonian forces and guerrillas exchanged fire in a short skirmish, after soldiers started retreating half of the patrol managed to escape one soldier was shot and 7 others captured and allegedly executed with knives and then their corpses were allegedly burned. News of the massacre sparked local uprisings against Muslim Albanians in several towns and cities across Macedonia, and such revolts included burning and vandalising shops and Mosques.

Though most of the early Waldorf schools were teacher-founded, the schools today are usually initiated and later supported by an active parent community.

Practitioners of BDSM vary hugely in their perception of what activities are integral to BDSM, and some borderline activities ( light bondage, hot wax, blindfolds ) may be practiced by people identifying as " vanilla " ( i. e., not into BDSM ) – so inclusion in the community is usually dependent on self-proclaimed identification with the community.

Exocannibalism is the consumption of a person from outside the community, usually as a celebration of victory against a rival tribe.

The term community has two distinct commutive meanings: 1 ) Community usually refers to a social unit larger than a small village that shares common values.

German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies distinguished between two types of human association: Gemeinschaft ( usually translated as " community ") and Gesellschaft (" society " or " association ").

Community building that is geared toward citizen action is usually termed " community organizing.

* A retirement community is designated and at least usually designed for retirees and seniors — often restricted to those over a certain age, such as 56.

In Canada, the 150 institutions that are the rough equivalent of the US community college are usually referred to simply as " colleges " since in common usage a degree granting institution is, almost, exclusively a university.

Collectivists usually focus on community, society, or nation.

A cabal is a group of people united in some close design together, usually to promote their private views or interests in a church, state, or other community, often by intrigue.

A creed is a statement of belief — usually a statement of faith that describes the beliefs shared by a religious community — and is often recited as part of a religious service.

Additional local channels, such as local broadcast television stations, educational channels from local colleges, and community access channels devoted to local governments ( PEG channels ) are usually included on the cable.

In the United States, summer diving is usually limited to one meter diving at community or country club pools.

According to Stallman, " The only thing in the software field that is worse than an unauthorised copy of a proprietary program, is an authorised copy of the proprietary program because this does the same harm to its whole community of users, and in addition, usually the developer, the perpetrator of this evil, profits from it.

## Paul's closing remarks in his letters usually contain his intentions and efforts to improve the community.

Related to similar media sources, the cosplay community forms a subculture centered around wearing costumes and reenacting scenes or inventing likely behavior inspired by their chosen sources, usually from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea ( a. k. a. Korean wave ), China, and Philippines media.

All others – citizens, slaves or free – were usually buried beyond the town or city limits to avoid the ritual and physical pollution of their community.

By ancient tradition, Basques, and indeed other peoples in Medieval Europe, held assemblies under a tree, usually an oak, to discuss matters affecting the community.

The songs are usually about Freedom, community strength, patriotism.

Sometimes, particularly in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valleys, soil salinity restricts the area of arable land and limits the size of the community dependent on it, and it also usually results in large unsettled and uncultivated stretches between the villages.

In addition to being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Barr's Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be purchased where there is a significant community of people from Scotland.

Hmong culture prohibits the marriage of anyone with the same last name-to do so would result in being shunned by the entire community, and they are usually stripped of their last name.

They usually contain separate rooms for prayer ( the main sanctuary ), smaller rooms for study, and often an area for community or educational use.

His first work in Rome was an account of the Jewish War, addressed to certain " upper barbarians " – usually thought to be the Jewish community in Mesopotamia — in his " paternal tongue " ( War I. 3 ), arguably the Western Aramaic language.