So the other night me and Mr were out shopping before iftar… We went to mosque we’d never been to before and it was absolutely beautiful… The women’s section, however, was the size of a small closet. So after prayer, we leave… We were gonna have dinner and go back so I told my husband about the women’s section, he said “Oh uh uh. We’ll go to one closer to home”… We get closer to home and drive by another masjid, people were crowded around outside, I roll down the window “ASA, Wheres the women’s entrance”… response, “There’s no women allowed inside”. So Mr. says you know what, never mind, I will lead you in salat at our home…. And that made me feel sooo good but sooo sad at the same time. We have to do better about being more welcoming to women. There’s no reason I should live in a metro area and not be able to find a decent space to pray for miles and miles! May Allah guide us and bless our communities with the compassion and willingness to make the houses of Allah as welcoming to women as they are for men. -Ameenah Doumbia, Chicago IL
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:02:48 +0000
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