The event gives people from different faiths the chance to form bonds DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGESAs Christians around the country head to Midnight Mass tonight, groups of Muslim mosquegoers will also attend their local churches after being invited to share in the sacred occasion. At 10.45pm, about 30 Muslim worshippers will gather at the Mahfil Ali mosque in Harrow, northwest London, before joining their Christian neighbours at the church of St Alban, North Harrow, to celebrate the arrival of Christmas. Driven by a curiosity about Christian traditions and a desire to form friendships with their non-Muslim neighbours, worshippers from the mosque are attending Midnight Mass for the tenth time. The tradition has resulted in close links being forged between the mosque and the church. Christian worshippers from the church regularly attend iftar meals at the mosque during Ramadan, a retired…

Source: The Times December 24, 2018 00:04 UTC