How Salah has helped increase attendances at England's oldest mosque
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Mirror
| May 23, 2018
Mohamed Salah has increased attendances at England's oldest mosque in Liverpool this season – and improved the image of Islam across the country.
The Liverpool superstar, who has scored 44 goals in this campaign, will lead the Anfield club's bid to win the Champions League against Real Madrid on Saturday.
But a Channel 4 documentary to be shown on Tuesday night claims the Egyptian has also had a massive impact off the pitch in his first season in the Premier League.
Dr Abdul Hamid, a trustee at the Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Mosque, said: “More and more young people are visiting mosques and attending Friday prayers just from the fact that Mo Salah is here.”
Chairman Galib Khan said: “Mo has brought together children of all faiths and groups and colour and we are all proud of him.
“It brings fun to our lives. It brings positive https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images of everything that is in Islam to games and in people. I think Mo has given us a gift that we will not forget.”
And chief executive Mumin Khan added: “He is an absolute positive role model for the Muslim and non-Muslim community here in the UK and around the world.
“He has changed the perception of some of the negative beliefs that people have about the Islamic faith.
“This is the model that we are looking for for the whole of Britain really. People like him who can bring us all together.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: “It is fantastic to have him around. He is Muslim and he is doing all the things that Muslims do before a game – washing procedures and stuff like that.
“So we come a minute or two minutes earlier in the dressing room so we can be ready for the game.
“Like Sadio and Emre Can – they all do that.”