School Visits
The Mosque runs guided tours for schools and local organisations. Many previous visiting schools and organisations have found such visits very educational and helpful. The Mosque constantly strives to build, maintain and strengthen its relationship with the whole community by having an open door to any individual, school or organisation that wishes to visit it.
To arrange a tour for your school or organisation, please email info@masjidequba.org.uk (also copying the email to the Imam imam@masjidequba.org.uk). Below is a list of guidelines we advise visitors to the mosque to adhere to
Please await a formal response from the Mosque before making formal arrangements for your visit.
Guidance Notes for Visitors to Masjid-e-Quba
Visiting the Mosque
The Mosque runs guided tours for schools and local organisations. Many previous visiting schools and organisations have found such visits very educational and helpful. The Mosque constantly strives to build, maintain and strengthen its relationship with the whole community by welcoming any individual, school or organisation that wishes to visit it.
Visits can be organised by prior arrangement with the administrator of the Mosque by telephone (020 8806 6540), email (info@masjidequba.org.uk) or in person.
Please await a formal response from the Mosque before making formal arrangements for your visit.
School Visits
Preferred visit times are between 10.00am and 12.00pm, Wednesdays or Thursdays only.
Special visits at other times can be arranged on request and are subject to availability. Accordingly, and depending on the circumstances of the visit, separate hosting arrangements may be made for larger parties or more formal visits.
Visits to the mosque will consist of all or some of the following depending on nature of visit:
- Introduction to Islam or talk on a particular subject.
- A guided tour of the mosque building accompanied by a faith guide.
- Q&A and/or discussion session.
- Observation of one of the daily or special prayer services (at prayer times only).
- Interactive activities for school children.
- Multi-media presentation about the Islamic faith.
Free literature on Islam may also be available for visitors.
All visitors are requested to:
- Respect the peace and prayer of worshippers inside the mosque.
- Keep food and drinks out of the mosque, except areas that have been designated as eating areas.
- Avoid bringing any animals into the mosque.
- Keep the mosque’s building and courtyard clean by disposing off litter properly and safely.
- Abide by the general rules of the mosque as displayed around the building.
- Avoid smoking in the building and on the mosque’s courtyard.
Footwear
Visitors must remove footwear upon entering through the Main Entrance and place footwear on the shoe racks. Cleanliness is seen as an essential part of the worshiping experience for Muslims and as such the rugs and carpet must not be soiled. Shoes for use in the toilets are provided in the toilet area, usually slip-on plastic sandals.
Attire & Dress Code
All adult visitors and children 8 and above are requested to wear conservative and modest clothing when visiting the mosque. It is requested that all the above category of visitors wear full length, modest, opaque, clean and loose fitting clothing. (e.g. Men: trousers, shirt / Women: ankle length skirt, dress or trousers together with a long sleeved and high necked top. For school children, most aspects of a standard school uniform are quite appropriate as long as arms and legs are covered unless under 8 years of age.
Head Scarves
Ladies are requested to wear a headscarf to enrich and enliven their own experience and visit.
Donations
Visits to the mosque are free of charge. However, because the mosque is a registered charity, donations towards our services are always welcome and appreciated.