What You Will See Inside a Mosque (Paperback)

Aisha Karen Khan

ISBN 10: 1594732574 / ISBN 13: 9781594732577

Published by Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, 2008

About this Item

Paperback. In many ways attending a mosque is similar to attending church or synagogue or any other place of worship. In many ways mosques are distinctive. What do children and their parents and friends do in a mosque? What's a qibla? How do people prepare to pray? What are the 'Five Pillars of Islam.' And what do they mean in people's everyday lives? Through concise but enlightening description and photos from mosques Aisha Karen Khan answers all their questions and more. WHAT YOU WILL SEE INSIDE A MOSQUE will: * Satisfy kids' curiosity about what goes on in mosques broadening awareness of other faiths at an important age when opinions and prejudices can first form. * Provide Muslim children with a deeper understanding of the practices of their own religious tradition. * Give children the opportunity to ask questions making them more active participants. Ages 6 - 10 Colorful full-page photographs set the scene for concise but informative descriptions of what is happening, the objects used, the clergy and laypeople who have specific roles, the spiritual intent of the believers, and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What You Will See Inside a Mosque (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594732574
• ISBN 13: 9781594732577
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

A colorful, fun-to-read introduction that explains the ways and whys of
Muslim worship, faith, and religious life.

What You Will See Inside a Mosque will:

• Satisfy kids’ curiosity about what goes on in mosques attended by their friends, broadening awareness of other faiths at an important age when opinions and prejudices can first form.
• Provide Muslim children with a deeper understanding of the practices of their own religious tradition.
• Give children the opportunity to ask questions, making them more active participants.

Colorful full-page photographs set the scene for concise but informative descriptions of what is happening, the objects used, the clergy and laypeople who have specific roles, the spiritual intent of the believers, and more.

About the Authors

Aisha Karen Khan is a writer and former teacher who is widely recognized for her ability to explain the traditions of Islam to children and parents. The former principal of a full-time Islamic school in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley, she is the mother of two young sons and a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston.

Aaron Pepis is an international award-winning commercial and portrait photographer as well as an accredited photographic judge. A partner in the Pepis Studio in West Haverstraw, New York, Pepis gives seminars in all aspects of photography nationwide.