The Muslim Mosques

The Muslim Mosques The mosques are the most important centres in any Muslim community.

From their Minbar are delivered the khutbah, arguably the most

important weekly address regarding Islam, and around them the Muslims

congregate and organise their affairs.

It is no wonder, therefore, that the mosques have been caught up in

significant controversy in Britain because of their important status,

both for the Muslims who visit them and for the British government.

Effective control of the mosque and its agenda can significantly

contribute to the revival of the Muslim Ummah or it can lead to the

perpetual silence and ignorance regarding our affairs, further

entrenching our decline.

In this article, we look at the current reality of the mosque and

their perception in the eyes of the Muslim community in Britain. We

also look at the attempts to manipulate them and their role as

described by Islam.

The Mosque and Muslim Youth

The Muslim youth in this country are very familiar with the mosque

routine they endured as children. The daily visit to the mosque sent

by their parents to learn and memorise the Qur'an, to establish Muslim

friends and to develop a strong Islamic personality, did the opposite

in many cases.

Rather than centres for guidance and clarification, the mosques

operated no-discussion, no-question regimes and were completely

unaware of the reality and problems faced by the Muslim youth. Muslim

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...upon the Muslim society. This weakened the Muslim

Ummah and became the weakest Ummah on earth. This should be of no

surprise to us because the Masjid has a great position in the Muslim

society just like the position of the heart in the body; if the heart

is healthy, the whole body is healthy, and if the heart is sick, the

whole body is sick.

So, when we work toward improving the situation of the Muslim Ummah,

we should consider reforming and revitalizing the position of the

Masjid first and to empower the Masjid with its original role. This

way, the Muslim Ummah gets better. And let’s remember that the Masajid

belongs to Allah (S.W.T.) and He is alone who has the authority to

define the role for the Masjid to revive the whole humanity.

May Allah (S.W.T.) bless us to use this Masjid to its full capacity.

"Ameen"