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Confusion on word "Mosque"

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I am received some information from Muslim scholar that saying **Mosque** word is not okay for **Masjid** as it's actual meaning is *House of Mosquitoes*. I did a little bit of research and found very detailed topic of this. I would like to share catching quote from that article. > The English term mosque is derived from the Spanish word for mosquito and came into use during the Christian invasion of Muslim Spain in the fifteenth century. The forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella boasted they would swat out Muslim prayer houses like mosquitoes. Understandably, many Muslims prefer not to use this unfortunate name amongst themselves. I am still researching this topic and I will update this question if necessary.
Asked by Murtaza (1291 rep)
Dec 20, 2017, 06:52 PM
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