Moslems have to stop saying "Mosque" I was reading a book called "The Complete Idiots Guide to Understanding Islam" and it is full of facts and stuff even I didn't know.
One fact is the word "mosque." Most of us think this the english translation of Masjid. I used to wonder how they got this, when they really had little in common with how they sounded.
Anyway this book proved the term mosque is from the spanish word for "mosquito." It was termed as such because during the Crusades, King Ferdinand (or someone.. i forget exactly whom it said coined the term) said they were gonna go and swat the muslims "like mosquitos."
So dear Muslim brothers and sisters, do not use this word which is obviously a disgusting slap in the face to the Ummah.
We must educate our brothers and sisters to the history and the source of this word. And let us replace by saying jammi (the place of Jammat) - Not "mosquito" to be swatted!
