This weekend, Hamilton's Muslim community is inviting you into its home.

Members say they have been "overwhelmed with messages of support," following last Sunday's attack on a Quebec City mosque. The community is fighting back against Islamaphobia by opening its doors to the city Friday to dispel misconceptions about the faith and build ties.

"I felt this was a good opportunity for the community to get together and get to know one another," said Affaf Ahtisham, secretary of the Muslim Association of Hamilton.

Last weekend's shooting at a Quebec City mosque during prayers left 6 people dead, several more injured and millions rallying support for Canada's Muslim community.

The shooting at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers left 6 people dead, several more injured and millions rallying support for Canada's Muslim community. After the tragedy, Affaf Ahtisham says several non-Muslims expressed interest in visiting a mosque. (Adam Carter/CBC)

Ahtisham is responsible for organizing tonight's open house at the Mountain Mosque, an initiative he says sparked after several non-Muslims expressed interest in visiting a mosque and "[getting] to know [their] Muslim neighbours."

This serves multiple purposes, says Ahtisham, including dispelling misconceptions and combating hate.

"It allows people to get to know the community, to understand it's not just another side, but it's also part of the community. Muslim Hamiltonians are as much a part of Hamilton and Canada as anyone else," Ahtisham told CBC News.

The organization typically holds an open house once a year. It recently hosted one in November, but because of its need and demand, according to Ahtisham, tonight's event was planned last minute.

Other mosques are also openings their doors across the country today as part of a national campaign, Visit a Mosque, organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at Canada "to promote unity and understanding."

The event takes place at 7 p.m. tonight at the Mountain Mosque.