Social Function Of Mosque In The Muslim Community

The mosque is the center of the Muslim community and an important place for the spread of Islamic culture. In the Muslim community, the mosque occupies a pivotal position, known as the "The house of Allah". Therefore, the mosque in the Muslim community to play a large number of functions, is irreplaceable.Since the history of Islam’s first mosque-meaning the Cuban mosque built so far, the construction of mosques all over the world are numerous. This suggests that one of the three major religions of the world of Islam and the pace with the times, synchronous development; that on the other hand, Islamic civilization in all over the world and other nationalities, interacting with each other, each other mutual respect and common development good prospect. Islam was introduced into China since the Tang Dynasty, the land of China continues to build a large number of Islamic mosques, such as China’s four famous mosques and other famous Islamic mosque. Mosque in the Muslim community played an important role, its function should not be underestimated. Therefore, this thesis through the functions of the early mosque in play, the basic functions of the mosque in the Muslim community, the Muslim community in the mosque functions derived and Linxia City in the New Mosque Adjustment and change five parts, which are discussed and analyzed. In the preparation of the thesis, I visited some Linxia mosques, and toward the Imam of the mosque made a special interview, obtained the first-hand information, which is to my thesis writing helps a lot.Linxia is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious inhabited areas, Islam believers accounted for 56.4% of the state’s population. Especially in Linxia City, eight square blocks which are dotted with mosques, which is the most densely populated areas of the national mosque, its architectural style varied, the Arab art performance of rich and colorful. Linxia as China’s "little Mecca" to study the social function of the local mosques in the Muslim community is not to much, but as a "living fossil" of the Islamic sect known as the Linxia, research and excavation of Islamic culture in the development of Linxia is positive.