RE Trip to Masjid – e – Saliheen

Written by Charlotte G, Year 10 – RE Ambassador

On Tuesday 18th November, Y11 and Y10 GCSE RE students visited Preston Muslim Cultural Centre. We walked from school to the Mosque at Broadgate. On arrival at the Mosque, we were greeted by Ismail. Once in the mosque, we all took our shoes off. We then entered the Wudu – an area where Muslims wash before prayer. Next, we had a demonstration. Muslims wash their arms, feet, face, hands, head and nose 3 times. They even brush their teeth. This symbolises both spiritual and physical cleansing of sins/dirt before sitting before God. After that, we had a tour. Walking along the carpet, we were told it had come from Turkey and that the mosque had a Turkish theme to it. The carpet was lovely and soft and it was a turquoise colour with a yellow star imprinted in the middle. Along the ceiling and walls were the hand painted scripters from the Quran. After, we saw the ladies only prayer room, a space where ladies can come to pray without men. Walking down the stairs, we noticed how impeccably clean it was and the floor and walls were marble. Following on, we sat in the Musella- the main prayer room where everyone can sit side by side equally when praying. The Muslim practices were then explained to us. Muslims have the 5 pillars; one of which is called Zakat. This is when Muslims donate 2.5% of their wealth to charity. Additionally, many make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (the birthplace of prophet Muhammed). Next, the times of prayer were spoken about. Muslims are very dedicated to their religion and to pleasing Allah. To end our fabulous visit, 2 girls demonstrated how they pray and recited the Quaran in Arabic.

Thank you very much to our host for such a lovely visit to Preston Mosque, Masjid – e – Saliheen. It was interesting, informative and a great opportunity to deepen our Islamic knowledge!  

Mrs Tattersall

Head of RE

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