Mosque - What is a Mosque and Role of Mosques in Islam
A mosque can be understood as a place of worship for Muslims. The real term for mosque is “Masjid“. However, the term mosque started in the west and people in the west have since refered to Masjid as a Mosque. The term Masjid refers to a place where one performs Sajda to Allah - or a place of worshipping Allah. Muslims still prefer to call a Mosque with its real term - called Masjid. It is even preferable to use the term Masjid simply because it is used in the Quran.