Efforts Public Embracing the New York Mosque 'We're Always Open Door'
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK - With the growing house of worship of Islam strictly monitored throughout the U.S., three mosques in Western New York just opened their doors wide open every Saturday afternoon. They let the public look for yourself what actually mosque.
The leader of the mosque also invite any open questions and visitors responded with curiosity about a wide range of Sharia law, the role of women in Islam, Muslim beliefs about Satan, terrorism, the interpretation of the Qur'an, how Muslims worship, who makes the decisions in the mosque and whether adherent Shiite and Sunni understand worship in the same place.
| "May this be a good start," said Mohammad Ayoub, a contractor in Williamsville, who served as president of the Islamic Cultural Association of the organization. He now runs Masjid Al Iman in Connecticut. "Our door is always open. This time we have visitors six, seven people. Later, we hope we get 20 people visitors," he said. Ayoub said the need for Muslim Americans decades to overcome the setbacks faced by Islam on television, the Internet, talk radio in the country since the terrorist attacks on 11 September, 2001 against the twin towers. Considering the figures involved in the attack were Muslims, more than 1,800 mosques across the United States immediately suspected as a gathering point of the terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. Ayoub efforts reap results. Some visitors on Saturday expressed support for the growing Muslim presence in Western New York. |
Mosque in Connecticut opened about five years ago using a former movie theater. Since then the building underwent a renovation and widening continuously.
A few weeks ago too, Jaffarya Islamic Centre, in Niagara Frontier, also opened the door of the building amounting to 2.4 million dollars which is located on Transit Road.
One of the pilgrims the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Victoria Ros, said he went to Masjid Al IMN in solidarity with Muslims. He said that intends to stop the ignition of hatred and anti-Islamic sentiment in progress. "I am glad there is a mosque here," he added.
Meanwhile, another visitor said just want to know what a mosque and wanted to learn the more about Islam. One resident who lives a few blocks from the mosque Connecticut, Lesley Haynes, claimed to spend a few hours to meet with the community in their environment.
"I never even knew there was no mosque here, and I live in this neighborhood," said the man who is also a member of First Presbyterian Church in Buffalo. Before visiting the mosque, apparently Haynes frequently visited mosques as part of interfaith activity.
When entering the prayer hall, Haynes asked whether Ayoub Arabic calligraphy is written on the balcony walls originating from the Qur'an. Ayoub then translate the verse, which reads "God is the only God who knows all the existence of heaven and earth. It was one sentence which is known in the entire Qur'an.
"What you say is also in the Gospel," said Haynes. "Absolutely," said Ayoub.
Ayoub said that many Muslims do not understand their own beliefs. "There are fundamental differences between Islam and Muslims. Some people know how to be a Muslim and some people do not know," he said.
This kind of open house events are also held at the Islamic Mosque Lackwan managed to attract around 25 people. While more than 100 people visited in a similar event at Masjid An Nur on Heim Road, Amherst, according to a presidential narrative Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) of New York's West, Khalid J. Qazy. MPAC is an institution that initiated and organized the effort.
The leaders of the mosques in the region are now required to explore the concept of open houses even further since the controversy surrounding the construction of a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan and the burning of the Koran sticking it to the public. "We could miss some time, and maybe we should do more often," said Qazi.
Source:www.republika.co.id
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