If you called it Islamic Church, or Temple, then I can understand their annoyance and decision to correct you, but you shouldn't be required to learn all the arabic terms for the different things within our religion.

English. Noun (Islam) mosque ; My Ahmadi Muslim friend always goes to his local masjid to pray. A mosque (/ m ɒ s k /; from Arabic: مَسْجِد ‎, romanized: masjid, pronounced ; (from the word sujood) means a place of kneeling.)

is a place of worship for Muslims. A jama masjid (Persian: مسجد جامع ‎), also known as a congregational mosque or Friday mosque, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah.They also host the Eid prayers in situations when there is no musalla or eidgah available or nearby to host the prayers. La mosquée Jama Masjid. jid (mŭs′jĭd) n. A mosque. Masjid is just the arabic version of "Mosque." Mosque, any house or open area of prayer in Islam, from the Arabic word masjid meaning ‘a place of prostration.’ The building is largely an open space that typically includes certain features such as a niche for the leader of prayer, an elevated spot for preaching, and a minaret for the call to prayer. masjid . Petit escapade d’un jour dans la mosquée Jama Masjid…Appelée communément « mosquée du vendredi » ou « la grande mosquée de Delhi », elle est la plus grande de l’Inde. That seems incredibly narrow-minded by the person who said that to you. Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. As nouns the difference between masjid and mosque is that masjid is (islam) a muslim house of worship corresponding to a church or synagogue; a mosque while mosque is (islam) a place of worship for muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. [Arabic, from Aramaic *masgid, place of worship, from səged, to bow down, worship; see sgd in Semitic roots.] La Jama Masjid dite aussi grande mosquée de Shahjahânabâd ou grande mosquée de Delhi, est l'une des plus grandes mosquées de l'Inde, elle peut accueillir 25 000 personnes. Any act of worship that follows the Islamic rules of prayer can be said to create a mosque, whether or not it takes place in a special building.