Q: 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" ( "salat", 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 ("masgidion") or Spanish "mezquita", from the Arabic "masjad" meaning "place of worship" or "prostration in prayer", either from Nabataean "masgdha" or from Arabic "sajada" meaning "to bow down in prayer", probably ultimately from Aramaic "sghedh".

1. French
2. Italian
3. a place of worship for followers of Islam.
4. the Arabian Peninsula
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. a place of prayer, center for information, education, social welfare, and dispute settlement.
8. Yes
9. elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls
10. Arabic

Numbered questions:
1. What languaged did the word mosque enter the English language from?
2. and what languaged did the French word probably derivve from?
3. What is a mosque?
4. Where did mosques originate?
5. Are there mosques on other continents?
6. Do mosques serve many fucntions?
7. like what?
8. Do some religions have restrictions for places of worship to be considered a mosque?
9. what are some aspects of some mosques architecture?
10. What is the Spanish word that the word mosque possibly came from?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER IV. STEPPING-STONES

When Nat went into school on Monday morning, he quaked inwardly, for now he thought he should have to display his ignorance before them all. But Mr. Bhaer gave him a seat in the deep window, where he could turn his back on the others, and Franz heard him say his lessons there, so no one could hear his blunders or see how he blotted his copybook. He was truly grateful for this, and toiled away so diligently that Mr. Bhaer said, smiling, when he saw his hot face and inky fingers:

"Don't work so hard, my boy; you will tire yourself out, and there is time enough."

"But I must work hard, or I can't catch up with the others. They know heaps, and I don't know anything," said Nat, who had been reduced to a state of despair by hearing the boys recite their grammar, history, and geography with what he thought amazing ease and accuracy.

"You know a good many things which they don't," said Mr. Bhaer, sitting down beside him, while Franz led a class of small students through the intricacies of the multiplication table.

"Do I?" and Nat looked utterly incredulous.

"Yes; for one thing, you can keep your temper, and Jack, who is quick at numbers, cannot; that is an excellent lesson, and I think you have learned it well. Then, you can play the violin, and not one of the lads can, though they want to do it very much. But, best of all, Nat, you really care to learn something, and that is half the battle. It seems hard at first, and you will feel discouraged, but plod away, and things will get easier and easier as you go on." 1. What does the teacher tell Nat to when he sits beside him?
2. What's something he gives as an example?
3. Which student can't?
4. But what is he good at?
5. And what's something else he said Nat could do?
6. Can any of the other kids?
7. Do they want to?
8. What else does he do?
9. Does he think learning will become more simple for him?
10. What day was this?
11. What time of day?
12. Where was Nat?
13. Did he feel anxious?
14. What was he afraid of?
15. Where did he go to sit down?
16. What made him thankful for sitting there?
17. What else?
18. And lastly?
19. Who gave him that seat?
20. What did he tell Nat not to do?
numbered_answers: 1. You know a good many things which they don't,
2. You can keep your temper.
3. Jack.
4. Numbers.
5. Play the violin.
6. No.
7. Very much.
8. Really care to learn something.
9. Yes,
10. Monday.
11. Morning.
12. School.
13. Yes.
14. He should have to display his ignorance.
15. In the deep window.
16. He could turn his back on the others.
17. No one could hear his blunders.
18. No one could see he blotted his copybook.
19. Mr. Bhaer.
20. Work so hard.

Tamil is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and also by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians. Tamil is an official language of two countries, Sri Lanka and Singapore. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. It is also used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world. It is also stated as 20th in the Ethnologue list of most-spoken languages worldwide. Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions from 500 BC have been found on Adichanallur and 2,200-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions have been found on Samanamalai. It has been described as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past." The variety and quality of classical Tamil literature has led to it being described as "one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world". What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is Tamil?
2. spoken where?
3. Is it the official language of any countries?
4. How many?
5. Is it an old language?
6. How old?
7. It is spoken a lot
8. Is it in the top 10 languages spoken?
9. What number is it?
10. How is it used in Malaysia?
11. Where are the two countries where it is official?
Answer:
1. It is a Dravidian language
2. India and Sri Lanka
3. Yes
4. Two countries
5. Yes
6. At least 2,200 year old
7. Yes
8. NO
9. 22
10. . Quite often as its also used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia
11. In Sri Lanka and Signapore