Can you be a muslim without going to the mosque? Discuss
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"You can be a Muslim without going to the Mosque" Many Muslims believe that, to be a Muslim, you have to go to the mosque. In this essay I shall be looking at reasons which support this statement, and reasons which disagree with it. I shall then conclude with my own opinion. On the one hand, some Muslims believe that you can be a Muslim and not go to the mosque. A reason could be that, in western countries especially, Muslims may not get time off work to pray at the mosque. Furthermore, some Muslims believe that as long as the floor is clean, and that they face Mecca, they can worship anywhere. "Wherever the hour of prayer overtakes you, you shall perform it. That place is a mosque." (Hadith) Another reason is that, many Muslims believe that God is omniscient (all-knowing). So if God is all-knowing, do...

