Faithfuls surge at mosques
Allama Iqbal writes: Masjide marsia khwan hein ki namazi na rahey. (Mosques bemoan the dearth of prayer seekers). However, the holy month of Ramadan erases this specific pain when the devouts are flocking to the mosques in large numbers during these very auspicious fasting days. This holy month of Ramzan looks differently following the sudden increase in the number of faithful attending daily prayers. Plenty of prayer seekers flock the mosques five times a single day. This remarks aura of Ramadan. Every mosque, small or large, remains amply crowded these very significant days. It was just yesterday, during the Asr prayer, the entire mosque was packed from top to the first floor. The month of Ramzan inspires us to bow down before Almighty to seek either blessings or bounties. The mosque which stands near me does not a large mosque but had the capacity to ably accommodate the locality's faithful. It shows they are now aligning with the religious spirit, meaning many com...
