A Concrete Dome Construction Process Of A Mosque In Cairo Egypt, Mosque Under Construction In Egypt Stock Photo

A mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. Any act of worship that follows the Islamic rules of prayer can be said to create a mosque, whether or not it takes place in a special building. Informal and open-air places of worship are called musalla, while mosques used for communal prayer on Fridays are known as jāmiMosques commonly serve as locations for prayer, Mosques are as old as Islam itselfMost mosques also feature one or more domes, called qubba in Arabic. While not a ritual requirement like the mihrab, a dome does possess significance within the mosque—as a symbolic representation of the vault of heaven