The Mosque: The Heart of Submission

by William C. Chittick and Rusmir Mahmutćehajić

The Mosque is an extended meditation on a dimension of Islam unfamiliar to most Western readers. The mosque, Rusmir Mahmut cehaji c argues, is not an analogue of the Christian church, not least because in Islam there is no priesthood and no institutionalized hierarchy. Rather, every Muslim is his or her own priest, andmost religious obligations are performed in the home. The function of the mosque is thus dispersed throughout society and, indeed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823225844
• ISBN13: 9780823225842
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"