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Pilgrims' baggage returns finally

The feeling of satisfaction was writ large upon the withered faces of all those who were bemoaning their lost luggage after the return journey from Jeddah.  They found themselves quite hopeless, but the sudden good news about the arrival of the baggage had brightened their withered faces. They were so happy after procuring their costly luggage. It was like a little miracle for all of them.  They were so overjoyed to see their boxes that they began to say kind words with all their optimism. It was a satisfactory moment of more surprising relief to all of them. What was not expected turned out to be pleasing to all those people after bringing their baggage. Much pessimistic speculation has surrounded them, for they were not certain about securing their luggage. While their hopes were not wholly lost, they were awaiting and were even hopeful. They definitely maintained their optimistic cool. Will we be able to see our items again? They were uttering such words, though they were q...
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ACs fail to improve turnouts at mosque















There is no marked change in the number of people attending Taraweeh at the mosque after the ACs got serviced. What we see is no marked change in attendance of the pious. The case that functional air conditioning draws enough crowd appears duplicative. The prayer wholly depends upon intention. 

The number of the pious during the Isha prayer is essentially the same if attendance at the Fajr prayer also has not increased after servicing of the switched-off air conditioners. 

Devotees come solely for the prayers, not for the cold air. The unique observation at the adjacent mosque with relatively large capacity remains a glaring reality. 

The front two rows present their very own spectacle to behold. Every so often, a scene comes along that really embodies what it means to be devout and attend the daily five-time prayer.

They did not appear to be enjoying an evident increase in fervent attendance during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. Still, they have since become, for some, one of the few acceptable choices at a time when many are willingly turning away entirely. 

Right now, it is plain that the gathering can be divided into two opposing camps. On the one hand, we usually find what is dubbed the Ramazan effect, as hordes of men opt for obligatory prayers and other prayers; we have a more maximalist late-2000s and early-2010s approach. 

The crowd is splitting straight into two opposing camps at the moment. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, we observed a maximalist approach. 

On the one hand, we commonly find what was usually labelled the Ramadan effect—hordes of young, optimistic males confidently choose to partake in obligatory prayers and dua.


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