Mastan
Brother there is every reason to pray in public.Ypou have the best gift from Allah in HIS Quran our Beloved Prophet(SAW) His SWT deen which is without doubt the best in the world. Why then do you want to hide it. i want to tear my heart out and show the world what islam has done to it. No man!! to hide this beautiful religion is the biggest travesty in my mind. Allah never intended His deen to be a personal affair, it was never intended for it to be confined to Masajid or the house. Why else would He SWT call our Beloved Prophet SAW "Rehmatul Lil Aalameen". Allah has made the whole world a masjid for Islam. So there is no resteriction on performing Salat on pavements
The point that you missed altogether was the respect that the western people give to you if you perform prayer. This is something you will not find in our own land ,a trait of our prophetSAW which we have lost . I myself along with a cousi n of mine have once prayed on the footpath in central london due to time restraint. No one said a word. We as a family and friends have often prayed in parks in jamaat and it has caused no issues. It is an evidence of the tolerance of the west and its people towards all religions. We now Organize Eid in the local Park and it is like a huge Mela and everyone comes along even the mayor and the chief of Police. The police really enjoty the food at the stalls and the hospitality of the people as the mosque affiliated shops never charge money from Non mulsims as a form of Daa wa
Araz