By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: For the first time, on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitar, devout from Shia and Sunni sects are set to offer Eid prayers together at the congregation at Jamia Millia Islamia here on Saturday, the Eid day.
The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat has extended its support for the event.
The extraordinary event to be held at the inner courtyard of the Jama Masjid, Jamia Milia Islamia, is part of the ‘Shoulder to Shoulder Movement’, an initiative conceived by a group of friends in Jamia Nagar in the back drop of growing hostility between the two sects in West Asia.
“As everyone knows that ISIS is targeting Shias and their mosques in West Asia, which is very painful to see. So our group of friends conceived this idea to organize joint Eid prayers, in which Muslims from both Sunni and Shia sect will participate,” one of the organisers said.
“The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat too has extended its full support and they are helping us in getting the desired contact persons who can make this initiative a success. We want to deliver a global message that yes, Shia and Sunni live in harmony and brotherhood,” another organizer Mazin Khan told TwoCircles.net.
The prayers will be held on Saturday, July 18, in the inner courtyard of Jama Masjid, Jamia Millia Islamia here at 7:30 am.