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Of course, if that is what you have experienced then I disagree with those people not allowing women into the masjid at all. But that has not been my experience. I do believe there should be a reasonable place for women in the masjid, but there should be some sort of barrier seperating the women if they are also in the main hall. [/quote]
If I experienced that then I would not even bring up the issue. As far as I know my experience is similar to the UK experience. The UK may have a valid excuse of lack of space in certain Masjids.
[quote]At the time of the Prophet,
, the women that were praying behind without a barrier were usually in at times of Isha and fajr when it would have been dark (no lights in those days), or with a candle which would have been minimal light, and they used to leave from a side entrance, before the men turned around. Now that is impractical, so obviously a barrier should be in place as a minimum.
If I experienced that then I would not even bring up the issue. As far as I know my experience is similar to the UK experience. The UK may have a valid excuse of lack of space in certain Masjids.
[quote]At the time of the Prophet,
, the women that were praying behind without a barrier were usually in at times of Isha and fajr when it would have been dark (no lights in those days), or with a candle which would have been minimal light, and they used to leave from a side entrance, before the men turned around. Now that is impractical, so obviously a barrier should be in place as a minimum. I also wonder why those in USA who are advocating for the barriers to be removed do not stress on those issues.
