TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mohamad Tajuddin Haji Mohamad Rasdi,
TI  - The mosque as a community development centre: programme and architectural design guidelines for contemporary Muslim societies 
SN  - 9835201315
U1  - 726.2 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Skudai, Johor Darul Ta'zim
PB  - Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
KW  - Islamic architecture
KW  - Mosques
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Design and construction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents.  - Foreword.  - Acknowledgements.  - List of illustrations and photographs.  - Abstract.  - Notes on transliteration.  - 1.  The crisis of mosque architecture.  - 2.  An appraisal of the method and approach of architectural history concerning the idea of the mosque.  - 3.  The idea of the mosque in the Kur'an.  - 4.  The idea of the mosque from the al-hadith.  - 5.  The idea of the mosque in relation to the meaning of 'ibadat, 'ritual purity, salat, i'ktikaf, dhikr, kur'anic recitation and funerary rites in Islam.  - 6.  The idea of the mosque in relation to the muslim's individual and collective responsibilities and obligations.  - 7.  The initial concept and eternal idea of the mosque from the Sunni perspective of Islam.  - 8.  A theoretical framework for the design of a modern mosque in the Sunni muslim context.  - 9.  Conclusion and further research.  - Bibliography.  - Appendix.  - Index
ER  -