A mosque (; from ) is a place of worship for followers of Islam. 

There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence ("fiqh") for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as "musalla"s. There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area formally demarcated as the mosque (which is often a small portion of the larger complex), and, in the Islamic "Sharia" law, after an area is formally designated as a mosque, it remains so until the Last Day. 

Many mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls, in varying styles of architecture. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents. The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for "salat" ( "ṣalāt", meaning "prayer") as well as a center for information, education, social welfare, and dispute settlement. The imam leads the congregation in prayer. 

The word entered English from a French word that probably derived from Italian "moschea", a variant of Italian "moscheta", from either Middle Armenian ("mzkit‘") or Medieval Greek μασγίδιον ("masgídion") or Spanish "mezquita", from the Arabic "masjad" meaning "place of worship" or "prostration in prayer", either from Nabataean "masgdhā́" or from Arabic "sajada" meaning "to bow down in prayer", probably ultimately from Aramaic "sghēdh". QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What language did the English word mosque come from?
2. What language is the origin of the English word mosque?
3. From where did the word mosque come into the English language?
Q2:
1. What language did the French word mosque come from?
2. What language is the origin of the French word mosqye?
3. From where did the word mosque come into the English language?
Q3:
1. Define a mosque.
2. What is a mosque for?
3. What is the purpose of a mosque?
Q4:
1. Where are mosques from?
2. Where did mosques come from?
3. Where were the first mosques?
Q5:
1. Are there mosques outside of Arabia?
2. Do mosques exist outside of Arabia?
3. Can mosques be found on places outside the Arabian Peninsula?
Q6:
1. Are there many functions for mosques?
2. Do mosques do a number of different things?
3. Can you do a number of things at a mosque?
Q7:
1. Whats one purpose of a mosque?
2. What is one function that mosques serve?
3. Name one of the functions of a mosque.
Q8:
1. Are there religions that restrict what places of worship can be called a mosque?
2. Do some belief systems have restrictions regarding what can be labelled a mosque?
3. Do any organizations impose restrictions on the kinds of places that can be a mosque?
Q9:
1. What are some components of the architecture of mosques?
2. What are some characteristics of a mosque's architecture?
3. What qualities are often in the architecture of a mosque?
Q10:
1. What Spanish word is the likely origin for the word mosque?
2. From what Spanish word did the word mosque probably come from?
3. Which word in Spanish is likely the source of the word mosque?
