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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Somewhere in the sands: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Politically Incorrect: [qb] A related issue came up during the Friday prayer in a mosque in the US. They asked if the mosque should insist on calling itself [i]masjid[/i] in English, or should it respond to the request of the town mayor and use the word "mosque" in the English sign at the entrance. The main difference between this debate and the debate in the current thread is that the word "mosque" did not exist in the English language before the word [i]masjid[/i] came to the West. Here is the history (abridged): [URL=http://www.islamicvoice.com/June2006/History&Heritage/]Origins of the Word- “Mosque”[/URL] By Sameen Ahmed Khan Of late, there have been numerous e-Mails in circulation, linking the English word Mosque for Masjid with the insect Mosquitoes! The striking phonetic resemblance between the two words is very likely the source of hasty conclusions. English etymology makes it very clear that the word mosque came into English before 1400 from the Italian moschea and the French mosquée. The Spanish Portuguese civilization that confronted the Arab conquest twisted the Arab words around quite a lot. Spain saw some of the most beautiful mosques being built on its soil. The place was called Masjid by the conquerors and was taken as mesquita by the locals, which is mezquita in modern Spanish. The resemblance with mosquito is accidental. Mosquito is a totally different word, a Spanish diminutive of mosca (Latin musca meaning fly, the Latin for the housefly is musca domestica). It is interesting to note that Arabs themselves have two distinct pronunciations for the sound of Ì (j which occurs in the word Masjid). For instance, Jamal Abdul Nasser becomes Gamal Abdul Nasser in Egypt! How would the Egyptians say masjid? While the spelling remains the same, the word will be pronounced as masgid. [/qb][/QUOTE]I tell my native Arabs the story or origin of the word mosque and are surprised. Many of them stop using it after knowing what it means. I'm glad you posted that information so that others will benefit from it. Allah (God) refer to the places of worship as masaajid or masjid and I think it will be better to stick with that verse adopting terminology that is degrading and disrespecful. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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