Black Knight
01-01-03, 04:30 PM
Please read this and pass it on to any Muslims, as much as you can.
It is a vital and important information. Muslims should now refrain
from using the term "Mosque". I was flipping through this book the
other day called ;
"THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING ISLAM"
(he-he, they call themselves idiots) and it is filled with fun
facts. One of them concerns the term "Mosque." So many of us think
this is the English translation of Masjid. I'm sure none of us ever
wondered how this term came into being when it really had little in
common with how it sounded compared to 'Masjid'. (We were very young
when we were taught this English word. Our minds then were not
critical & analytical, so didn't dare to ask/challenge our teachers,
right?).
Anyway this book pointed out that the term 'mosque' is derived From
the Spanish word for "mosquito." It was termed as such because
During the Crusades, King Ferdinand said they were going to go and
swat the Muslims "like mosquitoes". (Where else can they find
Muslims in large number to be swatted if not in a Masjid?). So, they
cheekily termed "Masjid" as "Mosque".
So, dear Muslim brothers and sisters, refrain from using this term
which is obviously a disgusting slap in the face to the Ummah.
Educate our brothers and sisters to the history and etymology of
this word. And let us replace it with the word which is MEANT to be
used: Masjid! The Place of Prostration!! Not Mosque: the place to be
swatted!
If any of you have doubts about this, then Please go look for the
book and read it.
It is a vital and important information. Muslims should now refrain
from using the term "Mosque". I was flipping through this book the
other day called ;
"THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING ISLAM"
(he-he, they call themselves idiots) and it is filled with fun
facts. One of them concerns the term "Mosque." So many of us think
this is the English translation of Masjid. I'm sure none of us ever
wondered how this term came into being when it really had little in
common with how it sounded compared to 'Masjid'. (We were very young
when we were taught this English word. Our minds then were not
critical & analytical, so didn't dare to ask/challenge our teachers,
right?).
Anyway this book pointed out that the term 'mosque' is derived From
the Spanish word for "mosquito." It was termed as such because
During the Crusades, King Ferdinand said they were going to go and
swat the Muslims "like mosquitoes". (Where else can they find
Muslims in large number to be swatted if not in a Masjid?). So, they
cheekily termed "Masjid" as "Mosque".
So, dear Muslim brothers and sisters, refrain from using this term
which is obviously a disgusting slap in the face to the Ummah.
Educate our brothers and sisters to the history and etymology of
this word. And let us replace it with the word which is MEANT to be
used: Masjid! The Place of Prostration!! Not Mosque: the place to be
swatted!
If any of you have doubts about this, then Please go look for the
book and read it.