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15. Re-read the descriptions of the interior and exterior of the church building. On a separate piece of paper, using only what Dawud saw in this story as your guide, what can you tell about the way the church members feel about their church? Native Americans (First Nation) have a saying, "You don't know a person until you've walked a mile in their moccasins." For our purposes we are going to say "shoes" instead of "moccasins." Just for a moment "put on" John's shoes. Now, either take a real time, real life, walk through your masjid -- or close your eyes and take an imaginary walk through your masjid. If John were to visit your masjid for Jummah this Friday, would he be as impressed as Dawud was with the care taken of the masjid -- or would he come away feeling that the people who attend this masjid aren't proud of being Muslim? 16. Would John be impressed by the respect shown to the
Imam during the khutba or would he be struggling to hear due to all
the noise of people talking during the sermon? (write your answer below) Be honest . 17. Name three things that John would feel in your masjid.
Think about ... When newspaper reporters, visitors, or someone who might take shahada one day, come to your masjid, what do they see and maybe even smell? What might other Muslims think when they visit your masjid? |