Editing Mosque (section)

==Religious functions==
{{See also|Congregational mosque}}

===Prayers===
[[File:ATN News.jpg|thumb|Inside the Mosque, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], during [[Eid ul-Fitr]]]]
There are two holidays (''[[Muslim holidays|Eid]]s'') in the [[Islamic calendar]]: ''[[Eid al-Fitr|ʿĪd al-Fiṭr]]'' and ''[[Eid al-Adha|ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā]]'', during which there are special prayers held at mosques in the morning. These [[Salat al Eid|Eid prayers]] are supposed to be offered in large groups, and so, in the absence of an outdoor ''[[Eidgah]]'', a large mosque will normally host them for their congregants as well as the congregants of smaller local mosques. Some mosques will even rent [[convention center]]s or other large public buildings to hold the large number of Muslims who attend. Mosques, especially those in countries where Muslims are the majority, will also host Eid prayers outside in courtyards, [[town square]]s or on the outskirts of town in an ''Eidgah''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/prayer/Eid-Prayers_1.html |access-date=April 8, 2006 |title='Id Prayers (Salatul 'Idain) |publisher=University of Southern California |website=Compendium of Muslim Texts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223214532/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/prayer/Eid-Prayers_1.html |archive-date=December 23, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/eidgah.htm|title=Performance of Eid Salah in Eidgah (Open Field)|website=www.central-mosque.com|access-date=2012-02-01|archive-date=2016-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315102007/http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/eidgah.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ramadan===
[[File:Taipei Grand Mosque - Fast Break.JPG|thumb|left|[[Iftar]] at [[Taipei Grand Mosque]], Taiwan during [[Ramadan]]]]
Islam's holiest month, ''[[Ramadan|Ramaḍān]]'', is observed through many events. As Muslims must [[sawm|fast]] during the day during Ramadan, mosques will host ''[[Iftar|Ifṭār]]'' dinners after sunset and the fourth required prayer of the day, that is ''[[Maghrib]]''. Food is provided, at least in part, by members of the community, thereby creating daily [[potluck]] dinners. Because of the community contribution necessary to serve ''iftar'' dinners, mosques with smaller congregations may not be able to host the ''iftar'' dinners daily. Some mosques will also hold ''[[Suhoor|Suḥūr]]'' meals before [[dawn]] to congregants attending the first required prayer of the day, ''[[Fajr]]''. As with iftar dinners, congregants usually provide the food for suhoor, although able mosques may provide food instead. Mosques will often invite poorer members of the Muslim community to share in beginning and breaking the fasts, as providing [[Alms|charity]] during Ramadan is regarded in Islam as especially honorable.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/fasting/tajuddin/fast_51.html |access-date=April 17, 2006 |title=Charity |publisher=University of Southern California |website=Compendium of Muslim Texts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205112728/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/fasting/tajuddin/fast_51.html |archive-date=February 5, 2006 }}</ref>

Following the last obligatory daily prayer (''[[Isha'|ʿIshāʾ]]'') special, optional ''[[Tarawih|Tarāwīḥ]]'' prayers are offered in larger mosques. During each night of prayers, which can last for up to two hours each night, usually one member of the community who has memorized the entire Quran (a [[Hafiz (Quran)|Hafiz]]) will recite a segment of the book.<ref name="teach-islam">{{Cite book |title=Teach Yourself Islam |last=Maqsood |first=Ruqaiyyah Waris |isbn=978-0-07-141963-5 |year= 2003 |edition=2nd |publisher=McGraw-Hill |pages=57–58, 72–75, 112–120 |location=Chicago}}</ref> Sometimes, several such people (not necessarily of the local community) take turns to do this. During the last ten days of Ramadan, larger mosques will host all-night programs to observe ''[[Laylat al-Qadr]]'', the night Muslims believe that Muhammad first received Quranic revelations.<ref name="teach-islam" /> On that night, between [[sunset]] and [[sunrise]], mosques employ speakers to educate congregants in attendance about Islam. Mosques or the community usually provide meals periodically throughout the night

[[File:Nasr ol Molk mosque vault ceiling.jpg|thumb|Vault ceiling of the [[Nasir al-Mulk Mosque]] in [[Shiraz]], Iran]]
During the last ten days of [[Ramadan (calendar month)|Ramadan]], larger mosques within the Muslim community will host ''[[Iʿtikāf]]'', a practice in which at least one Muslim man from the community must participate. Muslims performing itikaf are required to stay within the mosque for ten consecutive days, often in worship or learning about Islam. As a result, the rest of the Muslim community is responsible for providing the participants with food, drinks, and whatever else they need during their stay.<ref name="teach-islam" />

===Charity===
[[File:Adina Mosque at Malda district of West Bengal 08.jpg|thumb|[[Adina Mosque]], once the largest mosque in South Asia, in [[Pandua, Malda|Pandua]], the first capital of the [[Bengal Sultanate]].]]
The third of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]] states that Muslims are required to give approximately one-fortieth of their wealth to charity as ''[[Zakat]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Matthew |title=Development and Religion: Theology and Practice |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&pg=PA156 |access-date=21 February 2013 |year=2011 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-0-85793-073-6 |page=156}}</ref> Since mosques form the center of Muslim communities, they are where Muslims go to both give ''zakat'' and, if necessary, collect it. Before the holiday of ''Eid ul-Fitr'', mosques also collect a special ''zakat'' that is supposed to assist in helping poor Muslims attend the prayers and celebrations associated with the holiday.

===Frequency of attendance===

The frequency by which Muslims attend mosque services vary greatly around the world. In some countries, weekly attendance at religious services is common among Muslims while in others, attendance is rare. A study of American Muslims did not find differences in mosque attendance by gender or age.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ispu.org/american-muslim-poll-2017/|title=American Muslim Poll 2017 {{!}} ISPU|date=2017-03-21|work=Institute for Social Policy and Understanding|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121165732/https://www.ispu.org/american-muslim-poll-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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