3625 x 2411 px | 30,7 x 20,4 cm | 12,1 x 8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
13 juin 2011
Lieu:
Kowloon Mosque, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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In Hong Kong live around 200, 000 Muslims. More than 100, 000 of them are Indonesian domestic helpers. The other 100, 000 are mainly Hong Kong residents. Mufti Muhammad Arshad, the Chief Imam of Hong Kong, is himself a Hong Kong resident. He came to Hong Kong in 2001 and became a Hong Kong national several years later. The mosque does not identify with a single denomination or Islamic school. Muslims of every Islamic denomination or movement are welcome. The most important roles of the mosque are to maintain peace and love between different communities. The doors of the mosque are open to everyone. Almost every day groups are visiting the mosque, and so do people from different institutions like NGOs and schools. On Friday’s the mosque is very busy. Around 3, 000 Muslims fill the three floors of the mosque. The preaching is focused on current affairs related to family life, the community and how to be good in daily life situations. Political affairs are not being discussed. The emphasis is on virtues like patience and honesty and on subjects like serving the needy people, respecting the parents and looking after your family and children. Hong Kong is an open society, so one of the topics could be about a man who is having an extramarital relationship. In that case his family is suffering and the Imam will tell the people that they have the responsibility to look after their children and their family. A main focus of the mosque is on good relationships with the different communities in Hong Kong. There are frequent dialogues with Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews; all faithful people. In Mr. Arshad’s native country one couldn’t imagine that you go to other places of worship, but here in Hong Kong they are visiting temples, churches, synagogues. By being in frequent direct contact, one learns to understand people with different backgrounds and religions. Mr. Arshad feels it is enriching and enables communities to learn from each other.
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