Germany Marks “Open Mosque Day” Promoting Dialogue and Tolerance

Special day for mosques in Germany
Berlin (Voice of Germany) October 3 is the day of German reunification. Since October 3, 1990, this day has been celebrated as Republic Day, however, since 1997, October 3 has also been declared a special day for mosques.
On this day, people of Germans and other nationalities and religions visit mosques and get information about Islamic worship. The importance of this day is increasing every year. This year too, Muslims in all small and big cities of Germany welcomed non-Muslims who came to mosques on October 3. Among the guests who came to Frankfurt’s first mosque, the Noor Mosque, which was built in 1959, on the occasion of October 3 was the Lord Mayor of Frankfurt, Mr. Mike Josef, along with members of his delegation. Speaking to the audience present on the occasion, the Lord Mayor stressed the need to increase contacts between religions and continue the dialogue.  He said that the poster in this mosque, “Love above all, hate none,” is an attractive education for followers of every religion and can play an important role in increasing tolerance in the society. .

The Lord Mayor of Frankfurt also mentioned the social and civic service being carried out by the Ahmadiyya Community in Frankfurt with reference to the Noor Mosque and thanked the Ahmadiyya Society. The Lord Mayor spent more than an hour at the Noor Mosque with other guests. On that day, the doors of the mosque were open from 11 am to 7 pm as a national festival to provide information about Islam and discussions continued with guests in various panels. An exhibition was also organized on the topic of Islam and science. Similarly, translations of the Holy Quran in more than twenty languages and Islamic literature in German were also part of the exhibition. More than one hundred non-Muslims visited the Noor Mosque that day.