The founder of a Muslim hiking group hopes that a prayer mat he helped to design will allow more people in the community to experience the beauty of the outdoors and share more memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Muslim Hikers was founded by Haroon Mota in 2020 \u2013 initially as an Instagram community \u2013 to unite Muslims with an interest in the outdoors, although everyone is welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we travel, we always stop to pray whether we\u2019re on holiday or commuting or whether we\u2019re out hiking and sometimes that can be challenging. \u201cSometimes when you\u2019re hiking, you can also be faced with difficult weather conditions as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re exposed to the elements and there is no shelter and prayer is a huge pillar of the Muslim faith.\u201d The mat is waterproof and has pockets in all four corners so rocks or weights can be added to keep the mat flat and it can be made compact. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The founder of a Muslim hiking group hopes that a prayer mat he helped to design will allow more people in the community to experience the beauty of the outdoors and share more memories. Muslim Hikers was founded by Haroon Mota in 2020 \u2013 initially as an Instagram community \u2013 to unite Muslims with an …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":91786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,2933],"tags":[4124],"class_list":["post-91785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-united-kingdom","tag-muslim-hiking-group"],"yoast_head":"\n