Friday prayers
- India
Delhi: Seven detained near Jama Masjid, Friday prayers go on peacefully
New Delhi: Seven people, belonging to either Mumbai or eastern Uttar Pradesh, were detained on Friday from Jama Masjid area here and are being interrogated by the Delhi Police, officials said. A senior…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Cops offer roses to all namazis in Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow police on Friday indulged in a bit of ‘Gandhigiri’ to ensure that Friday prayers pass off peacefully. Led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Chiranjeev Nath Sinha, the…
- India
UP Police steps up security, holds meetings with religious leaders ahead of Friday prayers
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has stepped up security and held meetings with religious leaders ahead of Friday prayers, days after violence rocked parts of the state over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur…
- India
Prophet remark row: UP cops to probe PFI’s involvement in protests
The Uttar Pradesh police have so far arrested over 48 people accused of violence in the protests that erupted across various parts of the state, including Saharanpur. Speaking to ANI, Akash Tomar,…
- 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…
- 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…