A Catholic church in Jersey, England, has opened its community center to local Muslims for Friday prayers.A Catholic church in Jersey, England, has opened its community center to local Muslims for Friday prayers. Jersey's 200 Muslims had been gathering in a restaurant until it was ruled a fire hazard fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio by local authorities, BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. reports. "Our church has taught very much in recent years the importance of respect and the healing of past quarrels, particularly with Islam," said Canon Nicholas France of St. Thomas Church Thomas Church can refer to:
"I thank the people who offered this place for Friday prayers," said local Muslim leader Abdel Abdelbaky. Jersey's Muslim community hopes to eventually build a mosque mosque (mŏsk), building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (A.D. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became the prototype for the mosque where the faithful gathered for prayer. of its own. |
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