After our visit to the cathedral, we walked to the other end of the city to visit the mosque. It was a fascinating contrast to the cathedral.
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Before we entered the building, the girls covered their heads with a headscarf as a mark of respect to the Muslim god, Allah. We all took our shoes off and entered the conference room.
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Ahmed, the Imam, talked to us about the mosque and shared some interesting facts.
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The conference room is used for meetings and meals and there are many classrooms where pupils learn to speak Arabic and learn to recite the Qu’ran -all 6000+verses of it! Children as young as 5 or 6 begin to learn their holy book off by heart.
We then went into the main prayer hall as the noon prayer time began.
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The carpet was extremely beautiful and as soft as velvet.
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Gradually, men arrived as they heard the call to prayer. They then followed the Imam in different prayer stances.
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Then it was back to the conference room where we were treated to a drink and biscuit.
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Now we were ready to return to the prayer hall and learn about its features.
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We explored other parts of the mosque
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