Re: Pakistan’s first sect-free mosque calls for end to discrimination
You will find that there is a basis in every mosque … They will agree on some principle. In the UK most masajid mention their madhab, those few masajid that are around for example Hounslow have a joint Barelwi and Deobandi committee … They also have two different Imams there … Their basis is the Hanafi madhab.
Other masajid employ imams of different backgrounds, but require them to lead prayers in a set way so as to prevent confusion.
I don’t know a single mosque that allows Shi’a Imams to lead a Sunni congregation … However, I have seen many Shi’a and Ahmadis attend Sunni led mosques … They don’t seem to have a problem with this so I don’t mind either … But there are some places in the UK who say … Shi’as are not welcome to attend, because of the Sahabah cursing, whether it is true or not, they say the slapping of the thighs symbolises the curses to the first three khalifs … And out of respect for them they will not tolerate that in their mosques … which I can understand too. However, many Shi’a may not mean to be doing thigs like that and by allowing them to attend they can be given guidance towards the better way.
The reason for separating the people is to prevent infighting … If you want to call people together then you rely on their maturity to be friendly and respectful … Not gonna happen in ignorant populations … That is the reason why separate mosques were made in the first place.