There are many very different religious buildings that people go to worship and practice their own religion. Each of these religious buildings is very different from the other. Currently the two largest religions in the world are Islam and Christianity. Their religious buildings are very different from each other. Mosques, where Muslims go to worship, and Churches, where Christians go to worship, differ in many ways. The structure and decorations of the building, the way they worship inside the building and the religious leaders they have in the mosque and church are different in many ways. The belief each religion has affects the way their religious building is built and run.
The structures and decorations of the religious buildings are very different. When you enter a mosque you will notice that there are no images of people, animals, or God. That’s because Muslims only worship Allah and they do not know how God looks so they cannot hang up an image. It is also considered wrong to hang a picture of another human being because it makes it seem like you are worshipping the picture and the only person you should worship is Allah. But when you enter a Church you can usually find a picture of Christ, and some Churches might have pictures of saints. That is because they know what Christ looks like and the people who attend church worship him. The windows in a mosque will usually have geometrical signs or words. Looking at windows in a church they would usually have a picture Jesus or Mary or even saints. This too has to do with Muslims not putting pictures because they are considered wrong in the religion they practice. In a mosque worshippers will generally sit and pray on a clean carpet which is why there are usually no chairs ins...
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... religious figures are respected by the community. They serve in similar ways but their lives are different. Once a Priest makes his oath he can never break that oath but an Imam does this as his job and is usually hired by the community to help run and guide the people in the mosque.
A mosque and church have many differences. Those are the structure of the building, worship that takes place in the religious building and their religious figures. Even though they both believe in a God they still have their different beliefs. Each ones belief plays a big part with how building is. The way it is built and run is majorly affected by what the religion believes. Entering a mosque compared to entering a church is very different even though there may be some similarities the majority of the buildings are different from one another due to the difference in each religion.
Mosques and temples share a similar idea of devotion and respect. A mosque is a Muslim place of worship, while a Roman temple is a building dedicated to gods. Cordoba’s Mezquita (Great Mosque) in the Islamic West and Rome’s Pantheon has similar structures like columns and a dome.
In Islam, their communities are called ummah. Their mosque is in the center, and cities are constructed around it. This symbolizes a life built around faith. In the Nation of Islam, their temple is also their sense of community. Though their cities are not physically around the temple, their social and spiritual lives are centered there. With school, religious services, banquets, etc. the whole community of believers sees the temple as a common ground and gathering place.
When Emperor Constantine found the city of Constantinople, it was soon to become the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. But the Christin city needed a great church to represent it’s great value, so the Hagia Sophia was built (Krystek, Lee). The Hagia Sophia was built by the Byzantine Empire in 537 C.E., which was an Empire influenced greatly by the greek and roman styles (Krystek, Lee). It has a square base with a large dome on the top. Round arcs surrounded the large dome, adding mystical beauty to the Hagia Sophia (Krystek, Lee). Also, multiple colors of bricks were used to create patterns on the outside of the Hagia Sophia. On the inside, the walls are made of marble with glass panes which bring beautiful sunlight into the large museum (Krystek, Lee). The Hagia Sophia is very significant because it was rebuilt many times. The first church was built and then burnt down in 404 C.E. (Krystek, Lee). It was then rebuilt and burned down by riots in 502 C.E. (Krystek, Lee). Then the 3rd church was built by Justinian. After long periods of time, Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople and changed it to an islamic city, converting the church to a mosque (Krystek, Lee). In 1934, President Ataturk changed the mosque to a museum for the people and tourists, instead of a sacred place of worship (Krystek, Lee).
Buddhism and Christianity were each founded by one person, and then eventually grew into two of the largest religions in the world. Each religion had different reasons
temples, but people do not visit them like Christians go to church. It is a
Many non-muslims after 9/11 have judged and criticized Muslims for their ethnic, religion, and the Islamic terrorist groups in America. (4) Surprisingly, most Muslim Americans in our population are completely against Isis. Together as a country, we must create more unity and peace within Muslim communities in the United States. Building Mosques for Muslims is a great way to bring communities together! A Mosque is a Muslim place of worship like a church. (1) The first Mosque structure built in America, was in North Dakota, 1929.”The number of Mosques built in the United States has risen up to seventy-four percent since 2000 and there are over two-thousand Mosques built today. (1) “Mosques help Muslims integrate in U.S. society, and in fact have a very productive role in bridging the differences between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States.” Mosques encourage social and political speech. (5) “Many American Muslim leaders and non-Muslim organizations have spoke out against terrorism and extremist violence.” Working together to prevent terrorism plays an important factor in uniting Muslims and non-Muslims. American will continue to help increase unity with Muslims and non-Muslims across our
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Religion has been a major focal point in any society and in any culture. Starting from the first civilizations in Sumer and Ur to the vast metropolitans of today like New York and London, religion has been around and played a key part in lives of people. Possibly two of the oldest religions in the world, Judaism and Zoroastrinism share distinct qualities that are still alive today. Both religions are practiced but Zoroastrianism is not as popular as it once was. Meanwhile, Judaism is one of the world’s largest religions. These two religions are similar in the way that they are designed and practiced throughout history.
The first difference between the two religions is their services. Roman Catholic services are held in sanctuaries that are richly decorated with artwork, crosses, statues, candles, incense, and kneeling benches. The elaborate decorations in the sanctuaries have a lot to do with the Catholic practice of worshiping icons. Catholic members also offer their prayers to Mary and the saints as well as to God during service. The services are very ordered and laid out with much member participatio...
The world religions of Islam and Christianity may have their differences to the naked eye, but when you take a closer look into their histories similarities arise. They both went through transformations that had drastic impacts on the way they were controlled and the way that the religion was taught to the followers. Christianity and Islam have both experienced splits between their members due to the fact that followers thought that their beliefs were the correct way to practice the religion. While these transformations are long in the past, the splits that have occurred within each religion continue to have lasting effects on Islam and Christianity to this day.
differences, it is easy to see each religion as a monolithic entity existing separate from
Architecture strongly affected religion. People were building many gothic and Christian churches/cathedrals because they wanted more people to become Christian and for everyone to follow one religion. As a result of so many Christian churches around, more citizens and people form other countries in Europe converted to Christianity because they were becoming more aware of the religion and feared execution if they didn’t convert.
Committing to religious beliefs is one of the strongest factors influencing the preservations of a Muslim identity. A mosque has a huge role in society and it has to maintain this. Generally, a mosque is somewhere where people can come to pray and contemplate. It is a place away from all the hustle from our day to day busy lives.
Each religion has a different perspective but most important is where the religions generated from. Major religions started in various parts of the world.
A mosque is generally a very symbolic place for a Muslim, being a humble way for Muslims to recreate pure divine presence on earth. The primary purpose of the mosque is to serve as a place where Muslims can come together for prayer. Nevertheless, mosques are known around the world nowadays for their Islamic architecture but most importantly for its general vitality to the Muslim Ummah (community).