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The recent challenges of C21st have brought religion sharply back into public awareness. This has led to a plethora of new-style inter-faith initiatives and ideas. Scriptural Reasoning is one of these initiatives. According to the Scriptural Reasoning Website, ‘SR is a tool for inter-faith dialogue whereby people of different faiths come together to read and reflect on their scriptures. It is not about seeking agreement but rather exploring the texts and their possible interpretations across faith boundaries and learning to ‘disagree better’.
SR does not require any special knowledge; anyone can participate in SR. However, it works best when there are people from each tradition who are passionate about reading their scriptures, and really believe those scriptures are significant for their lives. But no one needs to have a religious education or an academic background to participate in it. The outcome is often a deeper understanding of others’ as well as one’s own scriptures, in addition to the development of strong bonds across faith communities.
In 2019, Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour (the Imam of Bath Mosque), announced the launch of the Mosque’s series of Scriptural Reasoning workshops. This series is aimed to cover miscellaneous topics, ranging from science and faith to ethical and social questions that are of concern today. If you would like to reserve or inquire for more information about the workshops, email Gamal at: imambathmosque@gmail.com
ABOUT US
In the 1970s Muslims from all corners of the world were arriving in Bath to study at the prestigious university and to find work. With no place for Muslims to perform their congregational prayers in Bath, a Palestinian businessman by the name of Mr. Diya Eddin Muhiyeddin Al-Muzaffar, allowed people to pray in the basement of his Georgian terraced house on Pierrepont Street. By the 1980s the growing congregation had decided to try and buy the property in order to establish the first Mosque in the area. Mr. Al Muzaffar generously agreed to sell the house at half the market value at £19,000, if the congregation could raise the funds to buy it. Within a few years, the building was bought and the Al Muzaffar Mosque was born and named in honor of our most generous benefactor.
It was a truly multinational affair that shows the diversity of Islam. In the mid-1990’s the community become one whole Muslim community as the residents and visitors from all nationalities became united under one roof in the Al Muzaffar Mosque, and it has remained the one and only mosque for all Muslims in Bath to this day.
Contact Bath Mosque Committee on: contact@bathmosque.org.uk
Contact the Imam on: imambathmosque@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mosque Name
Bath Islamic Centre
Address
8 Pierrepont St, Avon, Bath BA1 1LA
Phone Number
01225460922
Fax Number
Email
imambathmosque@gmail.com
Website
https://bathmosque.org.uk
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Donation Information
Bank Name
HSBC Bank
Account Number
70145165
Account Holder Name
The Bath Islamic Society Limited
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The Bath Islamic Society Limited