islam and temple

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿١﴾

 لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾

 وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾

 وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾

 وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾

al kafirun : surah 109 holy quran

Translate:
1). Say : O disbelievers! 
2). I worship not that which you worship 

3). Nor worship you that which I worship
4). And I shall not worship that which you worship
5). Nor will you worship that which I worship 
6). Unto you your religion , and unto me my religion 

its been a long week for me, myself being in the temple for measuring and video documentation. The Temple served me well, im felling comfortable and safe every time, better than the outside of that place. This temple keeps me calm and i want to share something about what is the most question people ask me when i enter the temple as  a muslim believer.

Q :can muslim enter the temple or church

A" Yes we can, its not `haram` (recognized by islamic universal scholars or authorities)
as long we dont do any destruction, or enter with no reason. (period)

an exposure to a different world is very important nowadays,
`Seeing is believing` not because i believe on their religion but because of

1. knowing the importance of cultural sensitivity and humility
2. as an acknowledge the country where you live, its culture and be to others as you would have them be to you
3. what you give is what you get

Getting access to different cultures is important in appreciating the positive aspects of our multicultural society has to offer and as an architect it offers me to learn more about the form and function and how it serve to the people(user)