Hyde Park mosque

1 & 2. Breakfast 3 & 4. upstairs in the masjid
So Im now back in Liverpool, which obviously means that I left London today. I went out for breakfast with the sister I have been staying with, shes working 12-8 this week so we got up around 9am and went across the street for croissant & hot drinks at a cute little place called Raoul's which was nice. Then I went back to the flat sorted out my bags more, gave her a hug, let her leave for work... packed a little bag of food then set out. Got the 414 bus all the way to the London Hilton hotel (hyde park) and walked to the masjid... Thats when I saw it, signs saying they were doing renovation in the womens area so its closed Monday - Thursday.. I could have cried!! What was I going to do? So I stood outside, I got talking to one of the workmen (well he started talking to me!) about Islam none the less.. tried to tell me that I was wrong in thinking that I possibly understand the trinity, apparently that knowledge is only given by God through the Holy spirit! Anyways, I was stood outside when one of the workmen came outside and sort of muttered something to me. The initial workmen said to me 'sorry, did you want to go inside?' I was just nodding my head like... ooh can i? hehee.. so they pulled my suitcase in and were trying to find the guy who had mentioned it (he was praying) I spotted a sign for a 2nd prayer room upstairs, so I wandered upstairs, which was pretty big.. I was impressed, oh but let me tell you what the workman told me... they are making the ladies prayer area bigger downstairs by at least 1 room (if you know the layout of the mosque) maybe even the 2 rooms insha'allah which would be really nice to see next time Im down insha'allah.

So now im back with my family. Yes my khimar has come off but I still have hijab in my heart and I feel that my iman is stronger while Im here with my family. I have to fight stronger to do things here and God knows what is in my heart.