St Mary's C .E School
Walking in the light of God’s Love-Together we will succeed
Year 3 and 4 Mosque Visit
As part of our curriculum study of World Faiths, Year 3 and Year 4 visited the Al-Rahma Mosque in Toxteth which has been there since the 1950s.
We were greeted by Abdul who took us in and showed us where to put our shoes before entering the prayer hall. Inside was a beautiful carpet which gives everyone enough space to pray. We had some time to ask initial questions before being shown parts of the prayer hall and told what they were for and about praying five times a day. We were then treated to a beautiful call to prayer from Abdul.
We went upstairs to a smaller prayer room where we got to see the Qur'an and how it is read from right to left. Abdul then read the first chapter to us in Arabic, telling us what it means. We were then told about how the mosque is used for the community.
We got time to ask any more questions then it was time to go. As we were leaving, Abdul presented us with beautiful gifts of two Qur'ans and a translation guide.
