Group puts faith in dialogue

Visitors were invited to a Heckmondwike mosque to learn about the links between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Members of the Kirklees Discussion Group were shown around the prayer hall at the Jamia Mosque on Jeremy Lane, before a question and answer session.


Masoud Razaq, of the mosque said:

"The purpose of the visit was to explore the common similarities between the three great Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

"We made it clear to our guests to be open and frank with and ask any questions they had in mind.

"An interesting discussion took place and we could have gone on talking for hours, about the five pillars, the role of women in Islam, the Koran, as well as looking at extremism in all different faith communities."


President of the mosque, Haji Aurangzeb Khan said the mosque was committed to community cohesion.

"We shall try to do everything in our power to make sure people from different racial, ethnic or faith groups can live together in peace and not be influenced by a tiny minority of far-right racists and extremists," he added.