To reach the wider Australian community, South Australian mosques in Adelaide are holding open houses, opening their doors to the public for the first time, offering non-Muslim Australians the opportunity to socialize with Muslims and be better informed about Islam and the lifestyle Muslims.
"This year, we are delighted to welcome the people of Adelaide for the first time officially," Ahmed Zreika of the Islamic Society of South Australia told the newspaper. The Advertiser (27/1). "We are confident that this initiative will provide the Adelaide community with broader insights about Islam and build mutual understanding and harmony in society."
He said the open house event would be held at the Gilles Plains mosque and the Park Holme mosque. Muslims are ready to provide a fantastic opportunity for the public to socialize with Muslims and answer questions about culture, lifestyle and Islam.
Starting on Friday, the forum was co-hosted by Sheikh Yehya Safi from New South Wales. Another session was held Saturday with Mufti Ibrahim Abu Muhammad.
Opening the doors of the mosque to non-Muslims is useful for removing misconceptions about Islam in Muslim societies.
“We hope to build bridges between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in South Australia, because most of the non-Muslims are consumed by the propaganda against Islam and Muslims. Now we are opening our hearts and our mosques, ”said the Zreika Advertiser.
"We ask people to enter mosques and have dialogues with Muslims. You will find that Muslims love Australian people. We are human beings and we have different faiths. We respect your faith and we only ask you to respect us, "he added.
Muslims have been in Australia for over 200 years and now make up about 1,7 percent of the population of 20 million. Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity. (Mel / Onislam.net / ddhongkong.org). *
