Note Pad VII.i(by sam)masjid /masājid
Note Pad VII.i(by sam)masjid /masājid . Note Pad VII.i(by sam) masjid / masājid — place of worship The word masjid comes from the s-j-d root. To summarise: • There is no Qur’anic basis to the notion that the s-j-d root denotes physical prostration; rather, it means submission or subjection (see Notepad IV) • The Arabic noun pattern mafʿid / mafāʿid (the noun pattern which masjid follows) denotes place and / or occasion of the root concept On the basis of the above, we can reasonably surmise that masjid means a place and / or occasion characterised by submission or subjection (to something — in this case God); or, in other words, a time or place of worship or service. The Traditionalist has it (at least some of the time because certain Qur’anic contexts force him to abandon his preference) that masjid denotes mosque. If by mosque we mean a place where a man is in subjection to and worships God, then that meaning is accepta...