Female Imams Blaze Train In Women Only Mosque

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~SilverOrchid~ said:
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A lovely idea and its a shame that the "advanced" western societies fail to allow women to attend mosques.
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But it's not the "advanced" western societies which are the problem.
In fact, under the umbrella of equality, freedom of expression and religious freedom, such things probably wouldn't happen in places run by western societies. (For example, praying facilities offered in Council or NHS run establishments would almost certainly not turn women away)
It isn't western societies who fail to allow women at mosque, it is mosques who do so ...

Sometimes when I go out with my daughter I am forced to delay my salaah because the local masjid cannot provide a few square feet for women to pray. I mean seriously, most masjids only have a few women praying at each salaah(except Ramadan) and women tend not to attend Jumuah so the men can have their few square feet back. :(
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Perhaps this is a question of how great the demand is.
If only very few women attend, then keeping space aside (even if only a few square feet) might seem like a waste.

But imagine if many, many women started coming to mosque regularly ...
What difference it could make! :statisfie
Would the mosques not have to look at their space, and how it is distributed? Or consider getting a bigger place altogether?

I know that is Islam women aren't obligated to come to mosque for prayers - but it must be disheartening if women desire to pray with others in the masjid and end up being turned away.
There is something very powerful about praying in groups!
 
glo said:

It isn't western societies who fail to allow women at mosque, it is mosques who do so ...
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Mosques fail to allow women in?
Interesting that you have so much knowledge about this, glo.

I have never set foot in a mosque in Indonesia which does not have a section for women, and the section is usually very ample.
Even in smallest praying rooms (musalla), there is always section for women.

I know that is Islam women aren't obligated to come to mosque for prayers - but it must be disheartening if women desire to pray with others in the masjid and end up being turned away.
There is something very powerful about praying in groups!
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I see no obligation for women to pray in mosques as a dispensation in Islam for women. Can you imagine if women are obligated to pray in mosque while they have extremely busy schedule (raising children, household work, office work, etc).

Again, I am admiring your knowledge that women are turned away when they go to mosque. Such interesting info you have about women and Islam.
 
naidamar said:
Mosques fail to allow women in?
Interesting that you have so much knowledge about this, glo.

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Again, I am admiring your knowledge that women are turned away when they go to mosque. Such interesting info you have about women and Islam.
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You are right, naidamar. My own knowledge is very limited. The only mosque I have ever visited does have a very own room for muslimahs.

Because that's the limit of my own experience, I have based my comments on the statements of those muslimahs who spoke in this thread about having difficulties to access their local mosques for prayer. They are the ones who speak from their own experience, and they are the ones talking about not always being able to attend mosque for prayer..
What your or my experiences are, really isn't at issue here. Neither you nor I can contradict the women who have spoken about their own experiences - to do so would be to call them liars ... :hmm:

I know that I am not speaking as a Muslim, but as a Christian I love to attend my place of worship to pray and praise God in the company of my brothers and sisters.
So I can empathise with my Muslim sisters who aren't always able to do so themselves.
I think especially women reverts to Islam often feel a great desire to attend mosque, and they feel (rightly or wrongly) rejected when there is no space for them.
 
glo said:
Because that's the limit of my own experience, I have based my comments on the statements of those muslimahs who spoke in this thread about having difficulties to access their local mosques for prayer. They are the ones who speak from their own experience, and they are the ones talking about not always being able to attend mosque for prayer..
What your or my experiences are, really isn't at issue here. Neither you nor I can contradict the women who have spoken about their own experiences - to do so would be to call them liars ... :hmm:
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AFAIK, only silverorchid in post #40 that has voiced her experience having to delay her salah because the mosque she went to did not have space for women.
I'm not sure where are these "women" not being able to go to mosque for prayer, according to you...
Funny how the word "liar" is easily thrown about...
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I think especially women reverts to Islam often feel a great desire to attend mosque, and they feel (rightly or wrongly) rejected when there is no space for them.
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With your wealth of info about Islam, I'm sure you are very familiar with the fact that the door of mosques are open to all muslims for ibadah, men and women (except those who are on period).
Some mosques in western countries might be forced to omit space for women maybe because of scarcity of space which cannot accommodate all muslims, which is still wrong according to sunnah.
 
glo said:
It isn't western societies who fail to allow women at mosque, it is mosques who do so ...

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I know that is Islam women aren't obligated to come to mosque for prayers - but it must be disheartening if women desire to pray with others in the masjid and end up being turned away.
There is something very powerful about praying in groups!
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Peace,
Thanks glo, but this is Muslims' issue not a Christian.
 
marwen said:
I dunno if it's correct or not to have a women only mosque. Probably it's ok, but I dunno it seems a little bit weired. Besides, we never seen this before in islam so I smell some little bida'ah here. But my question is why don't they pray in ordinary mosques ? is there a reason to pray without men ? (i'll read the op again, may be I missed the answer)
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I agree, I don't know if it should be encouraged or not I will leave that to the scholars. Exactly the same question comes to my mind, If it was good and encouraged then why has it not been done in the 1400 year existence of Islam??
Surely there was something our pious ancesters and scholars knew or were aware of that they never encouraged or built any womens only masjids. I am quite sure the Sahaba (RA) would have established such women only masjids if it was better for women. So why not??
 
TrueStranger said:
Like the Taliban.
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Another Taliban hater. May allah guide you to the truth. This is not a taliban thread but none the less the truth must be spoken.

Allah forbid, but if these coward muslim haters invaded your country, imprisoned you and raped you over and over again like they did in Abu Ghraib you will realise the courage of the Taliban. The very same Taliban will be prepared to lay down their lives to save you just because you are their sister in Islam. Don't believe the media sister, when a person of group of people become firm on the Haqq (Truth) then no matter how hard the world may try to demolish and demonise them, there is nothing they will be able to do to stop them.
The western forces are on their KNEES. Do you not remember the condition of the Sahaba (Ra) the very beginning of Islam when the entire world was against them, yet they triumphed!! I believe the condition of the Taliban is the same, Insha allah they will triumph, truth will be separated from falsehood and they will spread to the four corners of the globe. Ameen.
 

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