Allowing Non-Muslims To Enter Into Mosques In Japan

In Masjid ul Haram or Masjid Nabawi in Mecca and Madina respectively, we can justify banning of the non-Muslims to enter into these Holy mosques.  However, in japan and all the countries including Muslims and non-Muslims alike, there is no solid reason for us to ban the non-Muslims from entering into the mosques.  We need to welcome the non-Muslims to our masaajid at least for Dawah if not for any thing else.

Few months back while visiting the famous Blue Mosque in Shah Alam near Kuala Lumpur, I was shocked to see the sign board saying the non-Muslims were not allowed into the Mosques beyond that specific area.  It was quite disturbing to me.

If we do not let them into the mosques, how can we expect them to become Muslims.  If non-Muslims can not have a first-hand of how the Muslims perform their ritual prayers in the mosques, how will they be intrigued to ask questions about Islam and what image will get about a religion which keeps them away from the Masaajid?

We need to change our policy of secluding non-Muslims but rather welcome them  so that they do not become  suspicious of our activities inside the Mosques.  The Masaajid should be open to everyone including the non-Muslims provided that they follow the necessary Islamic dress code. especially in relatively bigger mosques in the Muslim countries and the mosques in non-Muslim countries should have at least one person who could answer to any questions/comments raised by the non-Muslim visitors.

This becomes even for Masaajid which receive large number of visitors. One such example could be the Turkish Mosque in Tokyo where