07-13-2004, 07:31 AM
Wa'alaykummussalaam...
Thank you brother for reminding us..
i just want to add another thing.
it should be [masjid] not [mosque]. the word [mosque] originally come from the time of crusade. if i'm not mistaken, it was King Ferdinand (forgive me if i'm mistaken) who said that "we are going to swat the muslims like mosquitos". where would they find muslims in a large number? it is at the masjid. since there was no english word to define masjid that time, the use mosque. so masjid had become mosque (from mosquito) in their language.
anyway, it is our place ... so we determine the name...
remember, [masjid] not [mosque]...
Wallahu'alam...