The Grand Mosque Tour held at Kattankudy’s Al Aqsa Mosque was a resounding success with around 500 visitors of other faiths participating in the event.
The Mosque Tour organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Center in association with the Trustees of Al Aqsa Mosque and local organisers involved a host of activities including a Guided Tour of the Mosque, Poster Walkthrough, Calligraphy Corner, Henna Corner, Literature Distribution and Videos of Qur’anic verses with translation and imagery.
Visitors included clergy, armed forces, health officers, doctors, nurses, teachers, government officers and ordinary peoples from all walks of life.
Asiff Hussein, Vice President- Outreach, CIS Harmony Center thanked the Trustees of the Mosque who hosted the event, Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum for sponsoring the event, Diakonia for supporting the event and local partners headed by Uwais Aboosalih who did a wonderful job with organising the event at the local level. He especially thanked the team of Mosque Tour Guides led by Brother Fawaz, team of Calligraphists led by Ashfaq who headed the Jamiah Naleemiah team and Azeem who headed the Fathih team for a good job done.
The beautiful and breathtaking Al Aqsa Mosque of Kattankudy, which is a replica of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Islam_s Third Holiest Mosque
An army officer being welcomed
Sheikh Muneer Mulaffer, Lead Mosque Tour Guide conducts a mosque tour for a Buddhist monk and some Sinhalese visitors. Mosque tours are based on language preference
Chief Mosque Tour Guide Fawaz with a group of Tamil ladies.
Brother Munzeer with a happy group of visitors from the health services following a very interactive mosque tour.
Mosque Tour Guide Sheikh Naizer with a motley group of visitors
Mosque Tour Guide Munzeer in action
Brother Fawaz explains the concept of Islamic prayer with its cycles of standing, bowing and prostrating before the One True God
Sheikh Muneer introduces the Qur_an which Muslims believe to be the Word of God, to some nurses.
Our Calligraphy teams from Jamiah Naleemiah and Fathih Academy in action
Happy ladies with their calligraphy boards.
Local nurses with calligraphy and happy henna hands following a Mosque Tour.
Sathana receives her piece of calligraphy from a team member.
Visitors get their palms done with henna which is very popular among our female visitors.
Brother Jiffry introduces a book on the Life of Prophet MUhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
Sinhala poster walthrough
Sinhala poster walthrough
