Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities

It was the norm for Muslim armies during the early period that whenever a new territory was conquered, the first establishment would be a mosque. That mosque served simultaneously as the military base, administrative office, and place for congregational prayers. However, in present time, the functio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asif, Nayeem, Utaberta, Nangkula, Ismail, Sumarni, Yan, Xin, Zhou, Yijiao
Format: Article
Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland Gmbh 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108756/
_version_ 1848865203550158848
author Asif, Nayeem
Utaberta, Nangkula
Ismail, Sumarni
Yan, Xin
Zhou, Yijiao
author_facet Asif, Nayeem
Utaberta, Nangkula
Ismail, Sumarni
Yan, Xin
Zhou, Yijiao
author_sort Asif, Nayeem
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description It was the norm for Muslim armies during the early period that whenever a new territory was conquered, the first establishment would be a mosque. That mosque served simultaneously as the military base, administrative office, and place for congregational prayers. However, in present time, the function of the mosque institution becomes more diversified and flexible. This paper aims to study the historical precedence of a mosque’s function as well as the current perception of the programs of a mosque. The paper adopts qualitative method through reviewing existing literature and analyze the data by descriptive analysis. Recommendations are made based on the findings which show that diversification of mosque’s functions is highly needed in present time as the Muslim community is facing rapid sociocultural changes. Moreover, inclusiveness of mosque institutions is significant to ensure participation from all strata of the community. Further research on these aspects can be done to study specific mosques in selected contexts.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:00:59Z
format Article
id upm-108756
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:00:59Z
publishDate 2023
publisher Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland Gmbh
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1087562024-10-11T08:55:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108756/ Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities Asif, Nayeem Utaberta, Nangkula Ismail, Sumarni Yan, Xin Zhou, Yijiao It was the norm for Muslim armies during the early period that whenever a new territory was conquered, the first establishment would be a mosque. That mosque served simultaneously as the military base, administrative office, and place for congregational prayers. However, in present time, the function of the mosque institution becomes more diversified and flexible. This paper aims to study the historical precedence of a mosque’s function as well as the current perception of the programs of a mosque. The paper adopts qualitative method through reviewing existing literature and analyze the data by descriptive analysis. Recommendations are made based on the findings which show that diversification of mosque’s functions is highly needed in present time as the Muslim community is facing rapid sociocultural changes. Moreover, inclusiveness of mosque institutions is significant to ensure participation from all strata of the community. Further research on these aspects can be done to study specific mosques in selected contexts. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland Gmbh 2023-01-01 Article PeerReviewed Asif, Nayeem and Utaberta, Nangkula and Ismail, Sumarni and Yan, Xin and Zhou, Yijiao (2023) Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 310. 139 - 151. ISSN 2366-2557; eISSN: 2366-2565 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-8024-4_11 10.1007/978-981-19-8024-4_11
spellingShingle Asif, Nayeem
Utaberta, Nangkula
Ismail, Sumarni
Yan, Xin
Zhou, Yijiao
Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title_full Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title_fullStr Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title_full_unstemmed Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title_short Mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
title_sort mosque institution and building: evaluating sustainable space, function, program, and activities
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108756/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108756/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108756/