After 3 ½ years living in Dubai I finally got around to visiting the Jumeirah Mosque. It’s the only Mosque in Dubai that invites non-Muslims to go inside and learn more about the mystery of what happens beyond closed doors and uncovering some of the myths surrounding the Islamic religion. They offer a program called, “A Taste of the Emirates…Open Doors. Open Minds.” I was ready for my eyes to be opened. Do you know what I discovered? Behind that closed door, there were rituals going on that I had done every single Sunday growing up in a Roman Catholic family. At the start of the tour, our guide recited the prayer we hear over the loud speakers five times a day every day since we arrived, and then the Salat (act of prayer, which they use as the first “connection” to God during the service). He then translated it into English. The first line of the Salat is “Glory to God in the Highest.” I mouthed back to him, “and pe...
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