Home Local News Photo Gallery: Pillars of Faith Local NewsMediaPhotoPublicationsThe Monitor Photo Gallery: Pillars of Faith By Delcia Lopez - March 5, 2022 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Awoman prays at Al Khair Islamic Society of RGV . Mosques are for both men and women but they pray in separate areas, most often in separate halls. Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) The beautiful architecture exterior of Al Khair Islamic Society of RGV Friday ,March,04,2022. Qubba (dome)Most mosques also feature one or more domes, called qubba in Arabic. While not a ritual requirement like the mihrab, a dome does possess significance within the mosqueÑas a symbolic representation of the vault of heaven.(Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) A man prays in a separate room at Al Khair Islamic Society of Rio Grande Valley. The mosque is a non profit Islamic religious and educational organization established in 2005. The goal of this organization is to serve Islam and Muslims of the Rio Grande Valley.Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) Upon entering the mosque, Muslims remove their shoes and sit on the floor facing the qiblah (prayer wall) which allows them to face Mecca during worship. Men pray in a separate room at Al Khair Islamic Society of Rio Grande Valley.Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) A woman prays at Al Khair Islamic Society of RGV . Mosques are for both men and women but they pray in separate areas, most often in separate halls. Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) Women pray behind partitions in separate areas, not in the main prayer hall. Some mosques do not admit women at all due to the “lack of space” and the fact that some prayers, such as the Friday Jumuʻah, are mandatory for men but optional for women at Al Khair Islamic Society of RGV Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) Women pray at Al Khair Islamic Society of RGV . Mosques are for both men and women but they pray in separate areas, most often in separate halls. Friday ,March,04,2022. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected]) Featured Local Savings Featured Local Savings RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Editorial: Citizen-only representation unconstitutional, would hurt Valley, other high-migrant areas Time served for suspects found with ton of marijuana on Starr County ranch Three Rio Grande City men plead guilty in USDA bribery scheme Remains found in Edinburg leads to San Juan man’s arrest, murder probe 6-year-old boy dies in drowning incident at Edinburg pool