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[quote]Assalam o Alaikum

We have many points to criticise about the mosque mentioned by others users here but one very simple question is

We (men), specially here in the subcontinent & middle east, why don't we allow women to come to mosques. Now most of u will say that who has stopped, so my dear brothers go and ask the Maulvi, who is considered as the only source of Islam to more than 80% of the population. They never encourage ladies to come to mosques. We know that there were no female mosques at the time of Prophet (sws) but the point is, at that time nobody discourages women going to mosques. Now a days, its a common scene here that womens are allowed in the mosques only for the Eid prayer and even that is also at very few places.

So, considering this situation, if some women are couraged enough to take an initiative I think we should praise them. Atleast this way these women's will start going to mosques and we (men) will accept it as well because the men of this part of the world are not ready to give these women the status Islam has given to them.

We should accept that this is the attitude of men which has forced these women to build a mosque specially for them & if we want to criticise those women, we have to change ourselves first and then we can ask the ladies to join other men in the mosques and instead of building a  seperate mosque.

Another important point which I want to discuss is that a mosque is only for prayers ??? Now a days people mostly put a lock on the mosque gate right after a prayer and it is locked until next prayer. Do you think that the purpose of the mosque is fulfilled ?

Well I don't think so. In my opinion a mosque should be more a community centre where people can meet each other and discuss there problem. Why Islam has encouraged the muslims to pray in (Jama't) Congregation? The simple answer is that its a way of meeting people and they will be well informed about there other muslim brothers.

In the Caliphate of Hazrat Omer (rt), Masjid e Nabwi was the headquarter of the state. That was not used for prayers only and we should also realise the purpose of the mosques.

I hope that we all should accept that this step is acceptable specially in the circumstances that we have here.

ALLAH Hafiz

Edited by: atifrafi on Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:02 PM[/quote]

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