Hyderabad August 17: Thousands of Muslims performed farewell Friday prayers Juma-Tul-Wida of holy month of Ramzan at the historic Mecca Masjid.
The prayers went off peacefully as elaborate security arrangements were made by the city police under the supervision of City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma. There were also fears that strong protests might take place after the Namaaz against the atrocities being meted out to Muslims in Assam and Burma. But the prayers passed off peacefully in all the mosques across the twin cities.
Scholar and pro-vice chancellor Jamia Nizamia Moulana Abdullah Qurashi Al-azhari lead the Friday prayers at Mecca Masjid. Addressing the large gathering at the historic mosque of South India, Moulana Al-azhari called upon the Muslims to obey and adopt Islam righteously. Expressing his dismay and anxiety on the developments in Islamic World, he pointed out that the Muslim 'Ummah' was facing hardship and uncertainty due to the negligence in obeying Islam totally.
Police installed barricades en-route to Mecca Masjid from early morning on Friday as a precautionary measures to foil any attempt of protest against the atrocities on the Muslims in Assam and Burma. Police have also cordoned-off the routes between Madina Circle to Charminar, Shah Ali Banda to New Road, Moti Gally to Kotla Ali Jah to by installing barricades which lead to problems for elder persons.
Thereafter, Jalsa Youm-ul-Quraan was held by Majlis Ittehal-ul-Muslims wherein President MIM and Member of Parliament Hyderabad Barrister Asad Uddin Owaisi addressed the gathering.
Huge gatherings were also seen at Jamia Masjid Chowk, Jamia Masjid Mir Vazeer Ali at Fateh Darwaza, Jamia Masjid Barkas, Jamia Masjid Secunderabad, Masjid-e-Azizia at Mehdipatnam, Masjid-e-Osmania Sarf-e-Khas Paltan at Malakpet, Jamia Masjid Sahifa at Azampura, Jamia Masjid Musheerabad, Jamia Masjid Mohammadia at Lalaguda, Masjid-e-Aaliya and the Royal Mosque at Public Garden.
- INN
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