Friday prayers
- Middle East
Over 1.60L Palestinians perform last Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid restrictions
Jerusalem: More than 160,000 people performed the fourth and last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramzan, in the precincts of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported. The…
- News
Photos: Muslims offer Friday prayer at Masjid-e-Mahboob Shahi in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A huge number of worshippers offered prayer at Masjid-e-Mahboob Shahi on the second Friday of Ramzan. The mosque is located in Malakunta, Hyderabad. Friday prayer at Masjid-e-Mahboob Shahi (Photo: Shaik Nizamuddin…
- India
Gurugram: Hindutva group threatens mass protest against namaz
The Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, on Tuesday, has threatened to launch massive agitation across the state if there is no immediate ban on the offering of namaz at public places across the…
- India
Islamic Centre of India urges mosques to change Friday prayer timings in view of Holi
Lucknow: To maintain peace and order, the Islamic Centre of India has urged mosques to change the timings of Friday prayers given that Holi will be celebrated the same day. Since Holi,…
- Middle East
Photos: Thousands of worshippers perform Friday prayers at two holy mosques
Riyadh: With the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thousands of worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah offered Friday prayer without social distancing. On March…
- Opinions
‘Gurugram’ city religious problem explained
Gurugram now is a bubbling Satellite City that continuously remains in news for denial to Muslims to offer Friday prayers in open space there. There are various layers of this problem that…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat, terms it ‘danger to society’
Riyadh: The government of Saudi Arabia has banned the Tablighi Jamaat, terming it a “danger to society” and “one of the gates of terrorism”. The government has asked the mosque preachers to…
- World
UK: Muslim students pray in cold after teacher kicks them out
A school in Manchester issued an apology after a video of Muslim students praying outside the school in chilly weather was circulated over the internet. Students from the Oldham Academy North in…
- India
Muslim groups decide to hold Friday prayers at 18 sites in Gurugram
Gurugram: In a major development in connection with holding Friday Namaz in open places in Gurugram, the Muslim National Forum and the clerics of the Gurugram Imam organisation in a memorandum submitted…
- Photos
Photos: Friday prayers in Gurugram
Gurugram: Members of the Muslim community conduct Friday prayers in an open site, at Leisure Valley ground in Gurugram, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (PTI Photo) Gurugram: Members of the Muslim community conduct…
- India
Gurugram: Hindu groups occupy namaz site to prevent Friday prayers
Gurugram Sector 12A witnessed another attempt to prevent weekly Friday prayers in the area, as a group of people reportedly affiliated with Hindu groups occupied the site claiming to make a volleyball…
- India
Gurugram: BJP’s Kapil Mishra attends Govardhan Puja held at Friday prayer site
Chandigarh: BJP leader Kapil Mishra on Friday attended Govardhan puja held at a site in Gurugram’s Sector 12A where Muslim community people used to offer namaz every week. The puja was organised by…
- India
Gurgaon: Right-wing disrupts Friday prayers again; 30 detained
The Hindu right-wing protestors yet again disrupted the Friday prayers in Gurgaon. The protestors shouted slogans against the prayers, holding placards that said “Gurgaon administration, wake up from your sleep.” Police personnel…
- World
Afghanistan: Several feared dead after explosion hits mosque during Friday prayers
Several people are feared dead after an explosion struck a mosque in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar city during the weekly Friday prayers. According to local reports, the explosion occurred at Imam…
- World
Germany: Cologne govt allows Friday Azan over loudspeakers
Berlin: Municipal authorities in Germany allowed the call to prayer over loudspeakers for Friday prayers in Cologne, which has a large Muslim community, Anadolu agency reported. The call to prayer, known in…
