When a Michigan Unitarian Universalist congregation found itself homeless as their church underwent construction, a local mosque came to the rescue, offering them a space free of charge.
“This has been the Muslim tradition for over 1,400 years — to be hospitable, to take care of your guest,” Imam Sohail Chaudhry of The Islamic Center of East Lansing told The Huffington Post.
The church had been meeting in its own building for years before deciding to buy and remodel a former school. But the new space needed construction and wouldn’t be available for several months.
The Islamic center, which hosts its main prayers on Fridays, invited the Unitarian congregation to use its worship space for Sunday services. The congregation met at the mosque for about a month before
settling into its new space in June.
Why A Mosque Invited A Church To Use Its Space For Worship | The Huffington Post