Tag: Mosques

Spiritual Society

It’s an unfortunate lead-in here with the power pole and lines, but this place sits at an unfortunate junction of streets and electricity. The sad motel behind houses refugees and other unfortunate newcomers to the country. The mosque holds its own, though, and surely lights the way for many. I love the glint of sunlight shining from its spires!

As we move closer, it’s clear that construction is recent and detritus from the process is still evident. But the power lines again cannot detract from how God’s beauty sparkles more visibly in reflection. And God is surely any place that is called Spiritual Society.

I myself belong to a spiritual society. It is not of the particular faith denoted here nor any particular religion, sect, denomination, or creed. Mine is of a sort that is fluid and allows whatever works for the faithful to feel the spirit and let spirituality help them through dark times to find purpose and light. That is what makes me so open to and love all of these places I show/share.

My favourite shot here is from the side with the beautiful tree and a hydro pole and … another gleaming light!

Naturally, there’s a website for this place and what it means for those who do or may wish to worship here: http://www.spiritualsocietycanada.com/

Sunatul Jamaat

This great bulk of a place has existed in our community for over 40 years. It is squat and plain and mighty. Sized like a warehouse, it can accommodate thousands of the faithful and has ample parking. What I love is how it sits on its own, using its lawns and parking lots as a moat. It stands out from its surroundings and strangely simultaneously blends in to the extent it’s barely noticed if riding or driving by.

The final photo looks away from the building at its back over the largest car park. It seems the Mosque may have an arrangement with its neighbours such that a visual block has been provided to shield worshippers from the ugly industrial mess just behind. At least that’s what it seems to me.

In any case, given the potential accommodation afforded and the sheer scale of the space it occupies, I trust this place provides respite and solace for many and offers an avenue to hope and peace.

Of course, they have a website, too: https://www.sunatuljamaat.com/

Masjid Bilal

Inauspicious, unassuming, humble. These are words that come to mind when I consider places like this mosque. And there are plenty of places of worship in Scarborough that are similar. They are not created from money or pride, rather from need and faith. They serve a purpose in their community. They serve those who care and love. And this place of prayer represents its kind appropriately, to the best of my knowledge, when I see the separate doors marked for Sisters and Brothers and the charity box out front to receive and help dispense alms. When one has faith, one can always give. St. Peter’s (in Rome) or Notre Dame (Paris) or Masjid al-Haram (Mecca) could never touch my heart the way this place does by its humility.

Check out their site: https://masjidbilal.ca/