A Muslim Experience Of Going To Church

A Muslim Experience Of Going To ChurchThis week I visited the St. Bernard church building located on 143rd and Parker Rd in Homer Glen, IL. My friend came with me, she is also Muslim. We rattling visited it twice. The first time it was ilk 6 pm, and it was dark out. We thought it would be o drop a line because our mosque is perpetually open. So we went and as we were pulling up, we got scared. It was dark, and whole I saw was crosses, and when I was getting ready to open the door to lift up if anyone was thither, I just freaked out and left. I dont know why, but it looked to us as if it was closed. I unfeignedly thought there would be mortal sitting there or something. But then my friend and I went the near day in the morning.As we arrived at the church the next morning we saw a lot of families, and people getting together. They all seemed so happy. At first I was all excited with my pen and notebook, then I was kind of shy and scared to walk in, I really dont know why. Every one was really nice, so we walked in. The first person that came up to me was a girl that my friend knew from high school she was really impress to see us there, so she stuck with us and made it less pasty for us. She said Sabreen the first thing you need to know is Catholic meaning universal that should be a great way to start your es maintain. I liked that, I never knew that. It was pretty loud in there. Everyone was public lecture and laughing. I was very surprised to see how loud it is because I always thought that a fanny of worship would be quiet. In my place of worship, the mosque, it is really quiet and everyone whispers. We consider it to be very inappropriate to be loud, unless everyone is ready to go dwelling house. But I noticed when the priest started talk everyone became quiet similar to the mosque when the Sheikh gives a lesson/lecture everyone becomes quiet. The gathering was motivating. The ancestry was a bit loud and from time to time it completed me to ti mber awkward again I mean it was one atmosphere I have by no means existed in. At Mosques, there actually are not any melodic gadgets and as I mentioned it is a lot calmer. Anyway as I walked in I had to say the WOW. There was stained glass everywhere. I mean everywhere. It was so beautiful. And there were people around the holy water they started dipping their hands in there. It was so cool. Ive heard about holy water before. We Muslims also have beatified water our Holy water is ZamZam. It is only located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. But there are bottles of ZamZam now where we can buy at some Islamic stores. We consider it to be so pure. And everyone that goes to do excursion goes by the holy water and starts drinking and also dipping their hands in it. There were many an(prenominal) sculptures of diverse volumes and forms. In Islam, There are no sculptures because it is an offense. It is also an offense to have any images in spite of of what they secernate in a Mosque, where th e church was fully enclosed in pictures. The pictures were so beautiful I cannot even describe them they were just outstanding how they were made. I have versed a whole lot from this experience. I talked to many people many of them were very nice, and provideing to share with me about the Catholic Religion.I learned that Catholics consider with the intention of Christ is the messiah of the vulcanised proofs called Messianic prophecies. In an occasion recognized since the personification, the Church educates people on that, throughout the control of the sacred strength, the lord developed into joint by means of soul natural world as soon as Christ was considered in sacred Virgin Mary. Christ is understood, so, to be in cooperation entirely delightful and completely being. People fare Christs teachings and his wisdom. Similarly to Muslims we follow Prophet Mohammads teachings and wisdoms. It is so interesting how hopes and dedications for Virgin Mary are a division of Catholic fai thfulness but are different from the fealty to God. The Church embraces Mary, as an everlasting virgin and as a niggle of God. So what I understood was that Virgin Mary was so all-important(a) to them it was more of respect then worship towards her their beliefs consist of her clean and crystallise formation with no blemish of a sin and physical humor into paradise at the finish of her existence. Catholics look at Christ rose from the unawares on Easter Sunday, they take in the rebirth the spirit of deliveryman was joined up to His corpse by His individual heavenly authority. Muslims believe that When Jesus was on the cross, he never died, and that Alllah (God) took him up to heaven and repose a person that looks like him instead. We believe that Jesus is up in heaven with Allah right now, Also that when Jesus comes down one day, that will be on the Day of Judgment. Some people thought I was calling of converting, this religion is really interesting but I dont think I wil l convert. I mean I grew up wise(p) all about Islam, and in this class I have learned about many other religions. But I am viscid to Islam, because I feel like it is the right religion for me, more like I know it is the right religion for me.After I went home many of my friends and family thought I was going to get into an argument with psyche about being wrong or something. I tend to be a very defensive person. But I really cherished to understand the different religions out there. I really want to go to a Jewish synagogue one day and see what the Jews believe I mean you dont believe it till you see it right? I read all these essays, and the books, and researched about many religions, but I really want to start experiencing them. This experience was beyond awesome.Sabreen