KUALA LUMPUR (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Forty pre-schoolers from the German School Kuala Lumpur (DSKL), supervised by seven teachers, recently visited the Wilayah Persekutuan mosque in Jalan Duta.
The children, aged between two to four years, were first separated into two groups, with two volunteers overseeing each group.
They were then showed how to take ablution (wudhu), which is required before prayer.
The one-hour tour then proceeded to the main prayer hall where they were showed how the Muslims perform their prayers.
There were many questions posed by the children to the volunteers.
Later, the children and their teachers visited the library, kindergarten and religious school located within the mosque compound.
One of the schoolteachers, Silvia Uchtmann, said the visit was part of the kindergarten's co-curriculum.
"We want the children to learn about the cultures in Malaysia, the country that they are currently living in," she said.
"For this visit, it is hoped that they will have better understanding about other religions."
One of the tour volunteers, Hasliza Ahmad, added that such a tour was meant to share the information on Islam to all visitors regardless of their religion or nationality.
"It is good to see that even though they are still young, they love to ask questions throughout the tour," she said.
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The children, aged between two to four years, were first separated into two groups, with two volunteers overseeing each group.
They were then showed how to take ablution (wudhu), which is required before prayer.
The one-hour tour then proceeded to the main prayer hall where they were showed how the Muslims perform their prayers.
There were many questions posed by the children to the volunteers.
Later, the children and their teachers visited the library, kindergarten and religious school located within the mosque compound.
One of the schoolteachers, Silvia Uchtmann, said the visit was part of the kindergarten's co-curriculum.
"We want the children to learn about the cultures in Malaysia, the country that they are currently living in," she said.
"For this visit, it is hoped that they will have better understanding about other religions."
One of the tour volunteers, Hasliza Ahmad, added that such a tour was meant to share the information on Islam to all visitors regardless of their religion or nationality.
"It is good to see that even though they are still young, they love to ask questions throughout the tour," she said.
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