National Mosque Open Day: Visit your local mosque on Heritage Day
All South Africans and the media are encouraged to visit one of the mosques and over a snack, have a tour of the mosque and its facilities, have a chat about Islam and have any of their questions about Islam and Muslims answered.
The South African Muslim Network takes pleasure in inviting all South Africans to visit one of their 44 participating mosques on Heritage Day that will be open to the public between 2pm and 4pm.
All South Africans and the media are encouraged to visit one of the mosques and over a snack, have a tour of the mosque and its facilities, have a chat about Islam and have any of their 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, SAMNET has 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 chairman, Dr Faisal Suliman.
This initiative is to promote social cohesion and encourage the building of the rainbow nation.
Visitors are encouraged to dress conservatively and to visit the SAMNET website www.samnet.co.za for a list of participating mosques and contact details should they require more information from the local mosque committee.
