Lesson video

Where do Muslims worship? Now I'm real excited to be learning all about that today.

So, the key question is where do Muslims worship? And we're going to begin with the star words.

Then we're going to recap what we learned in our previous lesson.

After that we can have a look at the mosque.

We're going to inside the mosque and we're going to have a look at the prayer hall.

And then at the end, as always, we're going to do our end of lesson quiz.

Now in this lesson, you're going to need the usual things.

So you're going to need an exercise book or paper where you can make some notes, or you can do your work.

you continue to pencil or a pen.

And then most importantly, you're going to need your gigantic brain.

You going to do lots of learning today, so you're definitely going to need those things.

So at this point, if you want to pause the video and you can get those things, you can do that now.

So let's move on to our star words.

So these are our star words like, so we know that Islam is a manifested religion, and it was founded by the prophet Muhammad in Saudi Arabia around 1400 years ago.

And we know that our religion, is a set of beliefs about how the universe was made and what its purpose is and religion usually involves the worship of a God or more than one God.

And they believe in certain ideas about what is right and what is wrong.

The next word that we have is worship.

My turn then your turn, worship, worship, good job.

And worship is showing great love or devotion to a being or an object considered sacred.

So when you show great love or devotion to a being or an object considered sacred, that is called worship.

A place of worship is a space or a building where people come to pray or worship.

So a place where people come to pray or worship is called a place of worship.

It's in the name.

Now a mosque as we're going to find out, is the place of worship for Muslims. So the place of worship for Muslims is called a mosque.

And the Arabic term for a mosque is the masjid.

My turn then your turn, masjid, masjid, good.

And that is the Arabic term for a mosque.

And the Imam, is the leader of prayer inside a mosque.

So the leader of prayer inside the mosque is called the Imam.

So let's have a look at our previous lessons.

So in our previous lesson, we were looking at the Qur'an and we found out that the Qur'an was the holy book for Muslims. And we said that the Qur'an, it's believed to come directly from God.

So it's believed to be the direct words of God as passed on by the angel Gabriel to Muhammad.

Now, we know that the Qur'an contains 114 chapters, and these chapters are known as Surahs.

And the Qur'an is also divided into 30 sections, and each section is called a juzuu.

Now, the main message of the Qur'an, is that Allah is the only God, and he created a world and that we should live according to his rules.

It also teaches that the Qur'an, all humans will be resurrected, after death, and we will be judged for our action on earth and whether someone is going to go to heaven or hell.

But the Qur'an also teaches that God is really forgiving to those who seek forgiveness through prayer and good deeds.

So that's a quick recap of what we learned last week, in our last lesson, sorry.

Now, here's the question just to reenergize your memory.

So Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the direct word of God, Is that true or is that false? What do you think? Do Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the direct word of God? Is it true or is it false? What do you think? Have a think about our question.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you thought.

I think you've got this right.

I know you've got this right.

So, do Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the direct word of God? It is true.

They believe that the Qur'an is the direct words from God that was spoken by God himself through the angel Gabriel and passed on to Mohammed.

Now, the second question is, do you remember how many chapters, how many Surahs there are in the Qur'an? So, got four options.

Is it 14? Is it 141? Is it 144? Or is it 114? All very similar looking numbers, but only one of them is right.

So, how many chapters, how many Surahs are there, in the Qur'an? 14, 141 144 or 114? Have a go.

Okay, let's have a look and see if you got a right.

I tried to trick you by putting all numbers, that look very similar.

So, how many chapters are there in the Qur'an? There is only one, answer, it is 114.

So there are 114 Surahs in the Qur'an.

And there are 30 sections called juzuu in the Qur'an as well.

Awesome job guys, great recap of our previous lesson.

So now, let's have a look at places of worship.

So, in every religion, as we said, worship is showing great love or devotion to being or an object considered sacred and lots of religions, most religions have a place of worship where their believers come to pray.

So in Christianity, we have the Church, in Judaism, there is the Mosque, the Synagogue, sorry.

In Hinduism, their place of worship is called the Mandir.

In Buddhism, the place of worship is the Temple.

In Sikhism, their place of worship is the Gurdwara, and this is the golden temple in Amritsar in Northern India.

And lastly, the place of worship in Islam is the Mosque.

So we've got Christianity, which is associated with church, synagogue, which is a place of worship for Jews, the mandir is a place of worship for Hindus, the temple is a place of worship for Buddhist.

The gurdwara is the place of worship for Sikhs and the mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. So, let's play a quick fun game.

So, we going to match the religion to the correct place worship.

So, on the left hand side, you've got the religion.

You got Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Islam.

And on the left, on the right hand side, you got to apply the right place of worship.

So at this point, pause the video and then have a go.

So match the religion to the correct place of worship.

Okay, let's see how you did now.

Number one, Hinduism was, place of worship was the Mandir.

For Judaism, the place of worship is the Synagogue.

And actually in November, my class, my year two class and I, we went on a trip to a Synagogue in North London.

And that was a really fun trip.

Now in Christianity, the place worship is the Church.

In Sikhism, the place of worship is that Gurdwara.

In Buddhism, the place of worship is the Temple.

And in Islam, which we're going to be learning about the blessed worship is the Mosque.

So it gives yourselves a pat on the back, if you've got that right.

Awesome job guys, well done.

So let's find that little bit about the mosque.

So the mosque is the place of worship for Muslims, and it serves many different roles.

Muslims tend to go to the mosque to pray and services are held every single day.

And there tends to be up to five prayer sessions per day.

Remember that muslims are encouraged to pray up to five times per day.

Now the most important week for service is held on a Friday and this day is called jumah.

So my turn then your turn, jumah, jumah, good job.

And jumah is believed to have been chosen by God, so Friday's believed to have been chosen by God as a dedicated day of worship.

So they believe that God said on Fridays, you should use that day to worship me.

And so that's why Friday is the most important daily service for Muslims. Now many muslims believe that praying with others, with other muslims, can make you feel part of a family.

So that's one of the reasons why a lot of them like to go to the mosque to pray.

But they can also pray at home if they want to.

Now, inside the mosque, there is often a school where people can learn the Arabic language.

Remember that Muslims are encouraged to learn how to read the Qur'an in Arabic, because that was the original language in which it was written.

And there are also Qur'an lessons, there are Arabic lessons.

And mosque is also a place where festivals, weddings, and funerals can also take place.

So you can see that the mosque, serves many different roles for the muslim community.

It's a place of worship.

It's a place where people can socialise.

It's a place of learning as well because people can have the Qur'an lessons and the Arabic lessons.

And there's a place for festivals, weddings, and funerals.

So the mosque, is really important centre for the Muslim community.

So let's play this game here.

Let's use this activity.

In this activity, we got to fill some sentences out.

So I'm going to read the sentences, I'm going to um, when there is a blank and we got four options to choose from, each option goes in a different place.

So you got to read that and then you got to put the words in the correct place.

So the um, is the Muslim place of worship.

There tends to be up to um, prayer services each day.

Um, is considered to be the most important day of prayer.

as it was believed to have been chosen by God for worship.

This day is known as um, So, at this point, pause the video.

Remember here are the options.

So you've got five or four options that you can choose.

You've got five, you've got mosque, you've got jumah, you've got Friday.

Where are these words going to go, so that these sentences make sense? Let's play and get your piece of paper, get your exercise book and write out these sentences correctly.

Have a go.

Okay, let's have a look and see how we did.

Now, here we go.

So the mosque is the Muslim place of worship.

There tends to be up to five prayer sessions each day.

Friday is considered to be the most important day of prayer as it was believed to have been chosen by God for worship.

This day is known as jumah.

Awesome job guys, well done.

A fist bump from me, boom.

Now let's have a look at the next bit.

So, let's now look at the architecture of a mosque.

So, typically, the outside of the mosque, tends to have two architectural features that are quite common.

The first one is the dome.

And domes, are known as qubbas.

So qubba is another term for dome, it's Arabic term for dome.

So qubba, qubba, good job guys.

Now, a dome is often directly placed above the main prayer hall.

And it serves three functions.

It serves to serve as a function for a symbol of a head of heaven and the sky.

So the dome is a symbol of heaven and the sky, and it's directly placed above the main prayer hall.

So that's the first feature.

The first feature of mosque has to be the dome.

The second feature is the minaret.

So the minaret is traditionally a tall thin tower, and it usually has a large open window at the top.

And before the the advance in terms of technology, it used to be used for cooling down the mosque.

So it would let fresh air in and they would help to cool the rest of the mosque down.

So, also conditioner, the minaret acts as a place where the call to prayer, which is called the adhan, is taken, is done.

So sometimes it's broadcast.

There's a broadcast from the top of the minaret, that is called the adhan, and that is a call to prayer.

And that symbolises to Muslims that it's time for them to pray.

And in Muslim countries and in majority of Muslim countries, the adhan, the call to prayer is broadcast up to five times per day.

Because remember that muslims are encouraged to pray five times a day.

So, the two main features or the outside of the mosque, tends to be the dome, which symbolises heaven and the sky, and is above the main prayer hall, and the minaret, which is a tall, thin tower is useful cooling down, but it was mainly used for broadcasting the the call to prayer.

So we've got domes and we have minarets.

So, let's see if you remember what domes represents.

What do domes represent within a mosque? Do they represent the earth? Do they represent hell? Do they represent heaven and the sky? Or do they represent God? What do you think, is it A, B, C, or D? Choose one of them.

Okay, let's have a look and see what the answer is.

So what do domes represent within a mosque? They represent heaven and the sky.

And remember that the dome, tends to be placed above the main prayer hall and it symbolises heaven and the sky.

So let's go inside the mosque now.

So, as you come inside the mosque, you might see a couple of things.

You might see a shoe rack and the shoe rack is a place to leave your shoes before entering and this attests to any mosque.

To most mosques, they are encouraged to take off their shoes to keep the interior, the inside of the mosque clean.

As he come inside the mosque you might also see the ablution area.

My turn then your turn, ablutions area.

Ablutions area, good job.

And an ablution era is basically a washroom.

And the ablution area is a room or a space where people go to thoroughly wash before praying or touching the holy book, the Qur'an.

Muslims are encouraged to be really clean before praying.

And remember that in our previous lesson, we learnt that in order to show respect to the Qur'an and in order to look after it, Muslims have to wash their hands before touching it.

So the ablution area is the perfect place to do that.

Large mosques, tend to have a fountain in the abolition era where people can wash themselves.

Now, inside the mosque you might also see some prayer mats, but mosques, they either have a carpet with individual prayer mats, or Muslims can bring their own to worship upon.

Inside the mosque you definitely see the Qur'an, which is the Muslim holy book, which is considered to be the word of God.

And again, it is treated with great respect.

And when reading, when it's being read from, it's placed on a special wooden stand, which is called, do you remember what it's called? What's the wooden stand called? A rehal, good job.

Remember it's the x-shaped wooden stand, but folds out.

And it's used in Islam to put the Qur'an in, but it's also used in Hinduism and Sikhism.

Lastly, you might also see some tasbih beads.

My turn then your turn, tasbih, tasbih, good.

So tasbih beads, and they help muslims to focus when they are praying, and they are thinking about God.

So, somethings that you might see inside the mosque, you might see a shoe rack, you might see an ablution area, which just used for washroom, you might see the prayer mats, you might see the Qur'an and you might see the tasbih beads, which help Muslims for focus when they're praying.

So, I wonder, can you name at least three things that you might encounter as you enter a mosque? So as we enter a mosque, you might see, I encourage you to write this down, just so you have some notes, that you can make.

So, as we enter a mosque, you might see what three things, at least, can you name that you might see as you enter the mosque? Have a go.

Now, let's have a look.

I wonder if you charged yourself and you might just get all five things for right.

So, you might say that as you enter a mosque, you might see the ablution area.

Remember the ablution area is a washroom where Muslims can wash themselves.

You might see some prayer mats, you might see the Qur'an, you definitely see the Qur'an.

You might see the shoe rack where people can leave their shoes, and then you might see the tasbih beads.

But these are some of the things that you might see, as you enter a mosque.

But if you want to pause the video at this point, just check that you've got those things right, you can do so now.

So let's continue.

Let's have a look at the next one.

So, now let's go inside the prayer hall.

So we have not looked at the outside of the mosque.

So we know that the mosque, has to be categorised by the dome, which represents heaven and the sky.

You've got the minaret from where the cooler part has made.

And we have all of the other things that you might see as you enter.

Let's go inside the prayer hall now.

And the prayer hall in Islam, is known as, in Arabic is known as the musallah.

So my turn then your turn musallah, musallah.

And musallah is the name for a prayer hall.

And the prayer hall is a large open space where everybody sits on the floor.

Now, women, inside the prayer hall, woman and men can be traditionally segregated by traditions, by rules, and they pray in separate spaces of the mosque.

Now, here, this arrow is pointing to a wall and this wall of the mosque, faces Mecca.

So the wall of the mosque which faces Mecca is called the qibla wall.

And the direction towards Mecca is known as the qibla.

Remember, that Muslims have to pray facing towards Mecca.

So wherever they might be in the world, they always have to face Mecca, which is the most sacred, the most important city in Islam.

And they qibla wall, lets them know that they are facing Mecca.

So within this wall, there was a small section which is called an alcove and an alcove is a section of a wall.

And this section is called the mihrab.

My turn then your turn, mihrab, mihrab, good job.

And the mihrab marks the wall, that Muslim face to pray towards Mecca.

So, the mihrab shows you, this is the qibla wall, this is the way that you need to face, when you are praying.

It shows you that you're facing towards Mecca.

Now next to the mihrab, you might see a raised platform, so this is a raised pulpit, where the Imam delivers the service.

And remember that Imam is a religious leader inside the mosque and he delivers sermon.

So, three things that you might see, inside the prayer hall, are the qibla, the mihrab, which indicates which one is the qibla wall.

And remember that the qibla wall always faces towards Mecca.

And you might see the minbar, which is the raised pulpit from where the Muslims prayer leader, the Imam, delivers the sermon.

Things that you might not see inside the mosque, are pictures of animals and humans, because there is a prohibition in Islam towards anachronism, so is the depiction of life things.

So inside the hall, inside the prayer hall and inside the mosque, the decorations tend to be patterns in the form of mosaic.

So let's complete these sentences.

So here we got the sentence now.

So we have four sentences and we have four words that you need to use.

So which says, the first one, within a mosque, the prayer hall is also known as the um.

The wall of the mosque which faces Mecca is called the um.

There is an alcove in the qibla called the um.

And the last one, a um, is a raised platform from where an Imam delivers a sermon.

So the options for are the qibla, you've got the mihrab, you've got the minbar and then you've got the musallah.

So, have ago and when we come back we will review.

Okay, let's have a look and see what the answers are.

So, within a mosque, the prayer hall is also known as the musallah, good job.

The wall of the mosque which faces Mecca, is called the qibla wall.

And remember that the qibla is the direction in which you face Mecca.

The inside of the mosque, the qibla wall, indicates, that we are facing facing towards Mecca.

And the alcove, remember the alcove is a little section of a wall.

The alcove in the qibla is called the mihrab.

And the mihrab indicates that that is the qibla wall.

And a minbar, is raised platform from where an Imam delivers a sermon.

So, I'll expand if you want to pause the video and you can make sure that you got this ones right, you can do so now.