It may not stand out as much as the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque does in Sydney, but the Bathurst-based place of worship is just as important to the local community as the Auburn one is for Western Sydney community.

It hosts prayers five times a day and on Friday, it host Jumu'ah, a prayer held every Friday, just after midday. 

Friday is the main day the Muslim community comes together to meet and pray, similar to how Sunday is the day the Christian community comes together at church.

And the Muslim community was kind enough to invite the Western Advocate to the Al Sahabah Kelso Mosque on Friday, alongside council employees, councillors and members of Chifley Local Area Command. 

It gave the media a chance to explore a different life to what many people in Bathurst would necessarily be used to. 

Jameel Qureshi, a name that would be familiar to people who follow Bathurst cricket, shared what it's like to be a Muslim in the Central West.

He was born in Bathurst and has lived his entire life in Blayney. 

Jameel plays cricket throughout the summer, is married to Jessie and has two children - Aisha and Isa. 

And while he may seem like an ordinary bloke, his faith is something that is extremely important to him. 

He's travelled to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and takes part in Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is observed as a month of fasting.

"I was lucky enough to partake in the Hajj in 2014 with my younger brother Yousuf. It was probably one of the best things I've done in my life," he said.

"We go to Mecca, which is based off a long story, but basically it's based off the prophet Abraham. There's a fair bit involved. 

"It's all about coming together and the key ingredient of Hajj is patience. With so many people in one place, you've got to be patient to not lose your anger. You've got to try and help people out and do the things." 

The mosque also houses daily prayers, five each day of the week.

"There's five prayers a day and we have our Friday prayers called Jumu'ah," he said. "It's at midday and it's our big day of the week, like church on Sunday. It's up to the individual [on how often them come to pray] but more often the better."

Jameel explained that the fasting during Ramadan occurs between sunrise and sunset.

"It's more than that. It's more about being a better person than just not eating," he said. "It's about hitting the reset button for your life to try and give back, do good things, help people out, do charities, stop swearing and doing the right things.

"When we're human, we make mistakes because we're hungry. But there's people all around the world that don't have any food for the full year. We're really blessed to live in the best country in the world and have the food we have." 

He explained that the Hajj, fasting and daily prayers are three of the Five Pillars of Islam, five crucial things that testify to a Muslim's faith.

"Zakat, or charity. Your obligated to give a portion of the wealth, that you've accumulated, to the poor," he said.

"The other one is we believe in God and Muhammad is his prophet, his last messenger. And a lot of people don't realise that we believe in all the prophets that Christianity and Judaism believes in. For example, my son is named Isa, which is the Arabic word for Jesus."

When he's playing cricket, Jameel said he does his best to be a good influence on the next generation.

"We're all human beings and I get a bit competitive when I'm playing and say I few things I shouldn't and do a few things I shouldn't," he said.

"I try to be a good person and a good influence on the younger guys in the team especially." 

He also stressed that the Muslim community is a people that accepts everyone.