Editing Mosque (section)

===Concentration===
As mosques are places of worship, those within the mosque are required to remain respectful to those in prayer. Loud talking within the mosque, as well as discussion of topics deemed disrespectful, is forbidden in areas where people are praying. In addition, it is disrespectful to walk in front of or otherwise disturb Muslims in prayer.<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Connecting Cultures, Inc. |title=Building Cultural Competency: Understanding Islam, Muslims, and Arab Culture |journal=MAEC |publisher=Connecting Cultures, Inc. |url=http://www.maec.org/2004conferencepapers/ismail.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060724145207/http://www.maec.org/2004conferencepapers/ismail.doc |archive-date=July 24, 2006 |page=15 |format=Doc |access-date=July 12, 2006 }}</ref> The walls within the mosque have few items, except for possibly Islamic calligraphy, so Muslims in prayer are not distracted.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ondWbP0sB-MC&q=false&pg=PA47|title=Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims|last=Renard|first=John|year=1996|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91747-7|language=en}}</ref> Muslims are also discouraged from wearing clothing with distracting [[image]]s and [[symbol]]s so as not to divert the attention of those standing behind them during prayer. In many mosques, even the carpeted prayer area has no designs, its plainness helping worshippers to focus.