Going to the mosk the first time

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Erik

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Hello all, Ive been to the area of the mosk in Stockholm the capital os Sweden, went many times oftenbut long ago, my father at that time worked in the area and we went there for lunch many times.
Both love the food and lamb as the best meat.
Now, if I go into the mosk, can I? Im very sure people would look at me if I do.
can i ? if so what should I think of to know before?
Regards /Erik
 
TheHumbleWun

TheHumbleWun

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Erik said:
Hello all, Ive been to the area of the mosk in Stockholm the capital os Sweden, went many times oftenbut long ago, my father at that time worked in the area and we went there for lunch many times.
Both love the food and lamb as the best meat.
Now, if I go into the mosk, can I? Im very sure people would look at me if I do.
can i ? if so what should I think of to know before?
Regards /Erik
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Hi Erik,

Sure you can go to the masjid. The brothers and sister will be more than welcomed. I would just tell the imam (ask someone and they will tell you who the imam is) beforehand and that you just want to observe. Nobody will look at you weird or anything..it's nothing like that...trust me

If I were you, I would go on a Friday (Muslim holy day) because there are alot of brothers and sisters and you will get a sense of the brotherhood and sisterhood that is in there. Just listen to the khutba (small lecture talk) the imam gives and afterwords they will do the prayers. You can decide to join the prayer or not.
 
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Erik

Junior Member
Thank you all but Iwould feel very lost I think, is all in mosk spoken in arabic?I wouldent understand a word.
what happens on a typical friday in the mosk?
Shower everyday before leaving the house I always do and I asfor hygien else, not a consern.
Ill give it a go and Illgo to the mosk a friday and I let all know how it went.
 
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junaid hasan

Banned
Erik said:
Thank you all but Iwould feel very lost I think, is all in mosk spoken in arabic?I wouldent understand a word.
what happens on a typical friday in the mosk?
Shower everyday before leaving the house I always do and I asfor hygien else, not a consern.
Ill give it a go and Illgo to the mosk a friday and I let all know how it went.
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To take shower is not importent.

if any muslim want to pray then he need to *woduu* washing hand etc...

you just only have to wear clean cloths and your body also must be clean and dress modesty.
 
kayleigh

kayleigh

Junior Member
Erik said:
Thank you all but Iwould feel very lost I think, is all in mosk spoken in arabic?I wouldent understand a word.
what happens on a typical friday in the mosk?
Shower everyday before leaving the house I always do and I asfor hygien else, not a consern.
Ill give it a go and Illgo to the mosk a friday and I let all know how it went.
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No, it's not in Arabic. The only parts that are in Arabic are the prayers, greetings, and some references (like peace be upon him = sallalahu aleyhi wa salam). All you need to know is how to say "salaam alaikum" (and reply with "wa'alaikum salam"). If you haven't learned prayers yet, it's not a problem. If you go in and ask around or introduce yourself as a new convert, I'm sure they'd be glad to help you and explain things. If you don't know how to do wu'du, then again, I'm sure there'd be people there who would be glad to help you and explain it to you.
 
Steve940

Steve940

Junior Member
Absolutely you should go to the masjid. Before I reverted, my friends took me to the masjid on friday for jumuah and it was an enjoyable trip. You might feel awkward at first, but after a while the masjid becomes a home away from home. The brotherhood in a masjid is very strong where you can look around you and see brothers and sisters in religion.

I advise you that after the khutbah (speech) is done and the prayers are over, go talk to the imam (he gives the speech and leads the prayer) and tell him about your situation, he should be fully willing and glad to help you.

*Reminder* If you don't know this already, don't walk in FRONT of a person while they are praying. After the mandatory prayers, many people stand up to pray extra prayers, and you should avoid at all costs walking in front of them. If you are boxed in by praying people which happens sometimes, you have to wait for them to be done, it shouldn't take too long.
However, you can walk next to them or behind them, just not in front.

I hope you have an enjoyable experience at the masjid
 
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danial

Junior Member
do not be afraid. go in and ask around. Islam is a family, the brothers there will surely help u.
 
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Ali Hussein

New Member
Tjena Erik

Jag sog ditt meddlandet her po forumet och skulle vilja gerna hjelpa dig, men just nu er jag i usa och kommer inte hem for ens po mondag, men mitt rod till dig er att besoka mosken i medborgarplatsen( sekert den du talade om) och du behover inte va orolig for nonting so go in ditt till expeditionen eller bok affaren o seg att du er intresserad av islam och skulle vilja veta lite mer om det eller om du har nogra frogor att stella eller om du vill att dom ska visa dig runt mosken o se va folk gor so de er o bara froga po o du behover inte alls va orolig dom kommer t o m va glada ner du kommer fram o frogar om islam,
for att det er obligatorisk for en muslim att ner man har bllivit efterfrogat om islam att man ska ge information till dig och vad du vill veta om islam, so go ditt po fredag eller ner som helst, do det er fredagsbon o do kommer du se monga folk med olika bakgrunder och olika raser for att dyrka en enda gud(Allah) so go ditt tidgit mellan 11-12 o kolla leget se hur det er och du kommer bli besviken ner du vell kommer in i mosken for att det jettefint der inne och jag hoppas att jag har varit hjelpsam o hoppas att du har en bra dag
so du for ha det so bra.

Hej
 
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