You know, I think a mosque really IS the building. It's a corruption of masjid, "place of prostration," which obviously refers to the building itself, not to the community (unlike εκκλησια).
I wonder if there is an Arabic word that corresponds to "congregation." You can talk about the ummah, the *whole* Muslim community, but I don't know a word that would mean the small community that worships together.
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Re: Psalm 100 quote
Date: 2005-10-23 12:41 pm (UTC)I wonder if there is an Arabic word that corresponds to "congregation." You can talk about the ummah, the *whole* Muslim community, but I don't know a word that would mean the small community that worships together.