Muslim Banner

This banner is part of the museum's Community Banners project, 'Memories and Dreams', symbolising Muslim immigrants' experiences in South Australia.
The front of the banner is a cream colour, while the back is teal blue. At the top of the banner is Arabic calligraphy worked in gold thread which is the Islamic pledge of faith, 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammed is the messenger of Allah'.
Beneath this calligraphy are two places that are sacred to all Muslims. They are the Ka'ba in Mecca, the focal point of the Hajj; the great pilgrimage which Muslims are required to perform at least once in their lifetime, and the Prophet Muhammed's mosque in Medina, its green dome marking the Prophet's tomb. In the centre of the banner are two pictures of the historic Adelaide mosque built in 1889 by Afghan Muslims in Little Gilbert St. Beneath this is a picture that depicts Sarajevo born Iman Ahmed Skaka, appointed in 1953, delivering a sermon in the mosque. There is a picture of camels that serve as a reminder that the first Muslims in South Australia worked as camel drivers, opening up supply routes in the outback. Lastly, there is a map of Australia that shows where Muslims have worked and lived since the 1860s. At the very bottom of the banner are the words 'Islam in South Australia', worked in gold thread.