A MOSQUE is set to throw its doors open to the community to show its neighbours the ‘true Islam’.

The Masjid E Umer Trust is extending an open invitation to the people of Waltham Forest to attend their place of worship in Walthamstow and discuss the challenges facing the community.

This Sunday, from 1pm – 7pm, the mosque in Queens Road will be open to visitors of all ages and religions.

Muslim people from the borough will be on hand to answer questions about the building, prayer, Islam and what it means for them.

There will also be exhibitions, artefacts, and manuscripts out for people to see.

Visitors will also have an opportunity to listen to the call for prayer and observe Congregational Prayers throughout the day, with the final one at 6.30pm (the prayers offered at 4pm and 6.30pm will be an audible recitation of Holy Qur’aan).

The mosque has been on the site since 1981, according to the trust, and was re-built between 2002 and 2003.