By TCN News
Lucknow will witness huge congreation of Muslims to offer Friday (Juma Prayers) led by Imam of Kaba Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Ghamdi. The Imam will lead the Juma prayers at Nadwatul Uloom while later he will lead Maghrib and Isha prayers in Aishbagh Eidgah.
Both the venues are being decked for the Namaz. People from adjoining districts are also expected to attend the namaz. At Nadwa, the count is expected to be nearly 50000 while at Aishbagh Eidgah, it will cross 30000.
ADM Umesh Mishra who is making all arrangements on part of district administration claimed that all arrangements are in place including security and safety. Tents have been put up all around the venue to provide relief from the hot and humid conditions. The Imam will attend a conference on world peace being organised by Islamic Centre of India. The conference will be presided over by president, All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi.
On Saturday, Sheikh Ghamdi will visit Integral University for an interaction with the students and faculty members. The “Imam-e-Haram” is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at the latter’s official residence on Sunday evening before returning on Monday.
Masjid al Haram in Mecca, encircling the Kaba, and the Prophet Mohammad’s mosque at Medina in Saudi Arabia, collectively called the “Harmain-al-Sharifain (the sacred sanctuaries)”, are the two most sacred sites for Muslims and the centre-points of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Meanwhile Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad has requested the Imam to lead prayer congregation jointly attended by both Shia and Sunnis to set a precedent. Shia and Sunni generally offer prayers separately.