The Social Role of the Mosque in the Libyan Society A Field

Study on a Sample of Prayers in Some Mosques in the City of Zliten

Abstract

This research attempts to identify the most important social activities and roles played by the mosque as a social organization, and the tasks and functions that the mosque community performs in the Libyan society; the city of Zliten as a model, by highlighting its role in achieving the cohesion and solidarity among the members of the society as well as promoting their sense of responsibility towards many cultural, social and political issues. The study was based on a methodological strategy for achieving its goals. It was represented by the descriptive analytical approach using the social survey through the use of sampling technique to analyze the data and to provide answers to the questions raised by the study. The study ended at some results that present the most important social roles and activities of the mosque and the jobs and tasks of the mosque community, in addition to some planning indicators that can be used in activating the social role of the mosque.