Mosques open doors to visitors on Heritage Day
This initiative is to promote social cohesion and encourage the building of the rainbow nation.
THE South African Muslim Network will be opening some of its mosques to the public between 2pm and 4pm on Heritage Day and is inviting residents to pay them a visit.
Residents are encouraged to visit one of the mosques, and over a snack take on a tour of the mosque and its facilities, have a chat about Islam and have any questions about Islam and Muslims answered.
The 2018 National Mosque Open Day campaign hosted an approximate attendance of 800 visitors across 20 mosques in four provinces that participated. Visitors left the mosque with a better
understanding of Islam and a sense of community that accurate information and tolerance provides.
“This year, as hoped, we have doubled that figure to 44 mosques in six provinces across the country. On Heritage Day, South Africans engage with and learn about other cultures, celebrate their history and how far we have come as an integrated society. In encouraging this theme, the National Mosque Open Day provides a platform for you to see what goes on in a mosque, learn about Islam from a real Muslim or even find out why Muslim women adorn the Hijab,” said South African Muslim Network chairperson, Dr Faisal Suliman.
This initiative is to promote social cohesion and encourage the building of the rainbow nation. Visitors are encouraged to dress conservatively.
Local mosques which will be open to the public include:
The Durban Musallah on Ridge Road, 461 Ridge Road, Overport. Contact Jamiel on 073 380 3069 or abulhasan.k@gmail.com.
Juma Masjid, corner Denis Hurley (Grey) Street and Dr Yusuf Dadoo (Queen) Street, Durban. Contact Iqbal Essop on 079 229 0289 or info@ipcisa.com.
Musallah on Musgrave, 213 Musgrave Road, Berea. Contact Yusuf Desai on 072 598 7860 or cbake@telkomsa.net.
Glenwood Musallah, 298 Che Guevara Rd, Bulwer, Berea. Contact Afzal Osman on 083 786 6000 or aaosman640@gmail.com.
Do you want to receive news alerts via Telegram? Send us a message (not an sms) with your name and surname to 060 532 5535.
You can also join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have signed up for our news alerts you need to save the Berea Mail Telegram number as a contact to your phone, otherwise you will not receive our alerts
Here’s where you can download Telegram on Android or Apple.
To receive our free newsletter click here.
