What You Will See Inside a Mosque

In many ways attending a mosque is similar to attending church or synagogue or any other place of worship. In many ways mosques are distinctive. What do children and their parents and friends do in a mosque? What’s a qibla? How do people prepare to pray? What are the ‘Five Pillars of Islam.’ And what do they mean in people’s everyday lives? Through concise but enlightening description and photos from mosques Aisha Karen Khan answers all their questions and more. WHAT YOU WILL SEE INSIDE A MOSQUE will: * Satisfy kids’ curiosity about what goes on in mosques broadening awareness of other faiths at an important age when opinions and prejudices can first form. * Provide Muslim children with a deeper understanding of the practices of their own religious tradition. * Give children the opportunity to ask questions making them more active participants. Ages 6 – 10

Author Biography

Aisha Karen Khan is a writer and former teacher who is widely recognized for her ability to explain the traditions of Islam to children and parents. The former principal of a full-time Islamic school in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, she is the mother of two young sons and a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston.