What You Will See Inside a Mosque - Hardcover

Aisha Karen Khan; Aaron Pepis

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9781893361607: What You Will See Inside a Mosque

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ISBN 10: 1893361608 ISBN 13: 9781893361607

Publisher: Skylight Paths Pub, 2003

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Describes what happens inside a mosque and introduces the Muslim faith.

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About the Author:

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

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.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6--Khan makes it clear that her statements represent those of a devout Muslim: "We call our faith Islam"; "As Muslims we believe in Allah, the Arabic name for God"; and so forth. Thus, her book manages the marvelous balancing act of being strictly doctrinaire without being exclusionary, offensive, or proselytizing. Her focus is on what happens inside a mosque, but, in describing the parts of this structure and the behavior of Muslims within it, she must necessarily explain the beliefs that dictate the building's forms and its manner of use. This excellent introduction includes basic information on the Qur'an, the qibla (the niche indicating the direction in which Mecca lies), and the Five Pillars of Islam. It also details features such as the "bathrooms" in which adherents perform wudu (washing certain body parts prior to worship), the requirements of and the reasoning behind "modest" dress, and the importance of education. Full-page photographs are supplemented by smaller photos with informative captions. Much more practical and methodical than so many brief introductions to Islam with a more historical focus, Inside aMosque makes an excellent companion to David Macaulay's Mosque (Houghton, 2003), which adds a further sense of the cultural breadth and the past of Islam.--Coop Renner, Fairmeadows Elementary, Duncanville, TX
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