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The Role of the Mosque in Society
By Richard Braun and John Marion
Summer 2007
As the influence of Islam grows in Europe and America, the role of the
mosque in society should be understood by all non-Muslims. Richard
Braun and John Marion summarize the importance of the mosque and its
central role in the growth and promotion of Islam.
Much of the information presented in this article is taken from the
book,The Mosque Exposed by S. Solomon and E. Alamaqdisi, on which
Richard collaborated.
The Mosque Exposed
Written by Sam Solomon, a former Sharia jurist, this slim volume
unmasks the mosque as the command and control center of tbe Islamic
agenda. Enlightening, concise, and readable ...
Most Americans assume the mosque is simply a place where Muslims go to
worship, almost like a “Muslim church,” but this is not really the
full story. You see, Islam is predominately a works-based system and
unlike Christianity, which is a faith-based system. And how does the
average Muslim know how he or she should act? Allah has given them
the perfect example in Mohammed. Muslims should imitate him.
The Way of Mohammed
While the Quran is believed by Muslims to be the revelation of Allah’s
word, the “perfect example” of Mohammed’s life, teachings and
character are recorded in another body of writings called the Hadith.
These writings, called the Sunnah, record the way Mohammaed lived and
taught, and are used to interpret the Quran and develop Islamic
ideology.1
Because Muslims view the mosque through Mohammed’s life, the role of
the mosque can only be understood as it was used by Mohammed. It
would be a fatal error for us to assume that the mosque functions like
a church. We must see the mosque in the context of Mohammed’s life.
Mohammed did indeed go to the mosque to worship. Therefore it is a
house of worship. He performed his prayers in the mosque and taught
all Muslims that it is an important place to say prayers. Every
Friday, Muslims around the world go to their local mosque and face
toward the city of Mecca to perform their ritual prayers.
Command and Control
But worship for Mohammed was not limited to religious ritual. Worship
is an entire way of life. For Mohammed, worship is about implementing
Allah’s law. This is called Shariah law, and it encompasses every area
of life. Shariah means “path.” In the desert context from which it
comes, it means “a path leading to water.” While for the Christian,
the words of Christ are “living water,” for the Muslim, it is this law
which is a life-preserving force, and water in the desert.
Since worship is not merely religious ritual, Mohammed acted in his
role as the supreme leader of the community and the mosque was his
base of operation. Here are some examples of how Mohammed used the
mosque to implement his all-encompassing Shariah law:
He made legislative decrees from the mosque. It is the seat of
legislative government.
He taught his followers his ideology in the mosque. It is the
educational seminary.
He sent and received official delegations at the mosque.
He conducted the affairs of the Islamic state, entertained heads of
state, and appointed judges there. It is the seat of executive power.
He issued legal decrees and developed Sharia law there. It is the
supreme court.
He issued social decrees. It is the social center of the community.
He proclaimed the superiority of Muslims over non-Muslims, issued
death sentences against those who opposed him, and dispatched the
executioners to carry out their duties. It is the place and symbol of
Islamic rule.
He proclaimed the superiority of men over women at the mosque. It is
place of inequality.
It is where he issued marching orders, proclaimed jihad, and
recognized his warriors. It is a military base.
In short:
THE MOSQUE IS THE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER OF ISLAM.
Hijra and Taqiyah
The number of mosques in the United States has increased dramatically
in recent years. Based on Mohammed’s example, everyone should walk to
the mosque as he did. Therefore, there needs to be a mosque in every
neighborhood. In larger communities, there would need to be many
mosques, one in each neighborhood. Additionally, since Muslims who are
living in a non-Muslim nation are in a perpetual state of jihad,2 the
role of the mosque should be understood in this context, along with
two other concepts: migration (hijra) and concealment or disguise
(taqiyah).
Migration
The Islamic calendar begins in the year A.D. 610, when Mohammed
migrated with his followers from the city of Mecca to the city of
Medina on the Arabian Peninsula. The Quran speaks highly of those who
migrated to Medina for the cause of Islam in passages such as Surah
2:218, 3:195, and 4:100.
Hijra is used by Muslims to spread Islam. There is a method to the
process. As Solomon and Alamaqdisi state in their book,
Migration is legally obligatory on a Muslim as preparatory to other
forms of jihad for the victory of Islam and Muslims in other
countries . . . . Migration precedes jihad and both are inextricably
linked . . . . It is not possible to consolidate the Islamic religion
without migration. There is no way to raise the profile of Islam in
the abode of apostasy without the help of Muslims and the increase of
their numbers.3
Since the role of the mosque is so critical in securing victory over
non-Muslims, mosques are sometimes built for the purpose of raising
awareness of Islam among non-Muslims rather than serving the needs of
the Muslim community as a place of worship. This is why a small group
of Muslims in a non-Muslim community sometimes build a large mosque
which far exceeds the needs of their group.
Migration and the building of mosques serve the purpose of bringing a
witness to non-Muslims that Islam is superior.
Disguise
Solomon and Alamaqdisi state,
Despite the overtly cruel, harsh, and intolerant Quranic views toward
others, namely Jews and Christians, there are injunctions in the Quran
that enable the Islamic community to disguise, play down, and when
necessary, deny both the intensity and the validity of these anti-
Semitic and anti-Christian teachings of its religious system.
This particular injunction is taqiya, which permeates almost all the
activities and dealings of Muslims within non-Muslim societies, be
they religiously sacred or religiously temporal, secular or civic,
since . . . Islam does not distinguish between sacred and secular.
4
For this reason, the so-called moderate Muslim leaders in America
should not be trusted to support and uphold the principles of freedom
in the U.S. Constitution. Their leadership position within the Muslim
community makes them guardians and promoters of Islamic ideology, even
if they must conceal and disguise their true intentions.
The Mosque in America
Here in the United States, we not only encourage the building of
mosques, we actually help facilitate their construction in the name of
tolerance and freedom of religion. We must realize that we are, in
effect, helping build the enemy’s command and control centers within
our own country.
Our political leaders don’t seem to understand the problem we are
facing in this regard—or they are simply unwilling to intervene.
This is why it is critical for Americans to learn about the true
nature of Islam. We need to educate ourselves and pass on
the knowledge. To help you build upon the information mentioned in
this article, Truth For Muslims is offering the book by S. Solomon &
E. Alamaqdisi called The Mosque Exposed.
1 From the word Sunnah comes the word Sunni. The Sunni Muslims are the
majority of Muslims. Orthodox Sunni Muslims try to imitate the way of
Mohammed