Year 6 visited the Al-Azhar Mosque in South Shields to find out more about religion in our local community. When we arrived, we had to take off our shoes and we went upstairs to the prayer room. Sohail told us all about how Muslims pray and he showed us a prayer mat. He told us all about the five pillars of Islam and how important these are to Muslims. We also went into the women’s only prayer room to have a look around. Sohail then demonstrated to us how a Muslim performs ‘Wudu’, the process of washing prior to prayer. It was a really informative visit and we learned a lot.
