Hyderabad, February 5: Very few people might know that there are more than 120 ancient historical mosques which are uninhabited in the city. Miscreants have transformed them into storerooms, garages and dairy farms. These mosques cry tears on the apathy of the Muslims.
On the other hand Muslims spend lakhs of rupees in their marriages. Readers! Here are the two photos; one photo is of an uninhabited mosque which has been transformed into a buffalo barn and the other photo is of a stage for the groom which looks as if a part of a fairy tale.
A marriage was performed in our city few days ago, in which the bride’s father spent 4 lakh rupees, not for the wedding, but for decorating the stage in the marriage hall. Special artists were called for to decorate the stage which cost 4 lakh just for a function which lasted 4 hours.
This is not the only instance. Few days ago a renowned Maulana who recites sermons from the mosque ‘mimbar’ on the topic of society reformation and against extravagance, hosted his son’s valima at an expensive function hall at Champapet. On the occasion he set-up a stage which cost 50 thousand rupees. When I asked one of his fans ‘He is Maulana yet he did such extravagance. The fan retorted “brother! He is such a big Maulana he has relations with ministers, what will the ministers say, when they come to the function?
When I said, ‘Certainly! It is better for him to please ministers on the cost of Allah’s and his Prophet’s displeasure,” the innocent fan kept quiet.
The creamy layer of our community is spending huge sum of money on marriages and unwarranted traditions and on the other hand several mosques badly need white wash and repair.
Abu Aimal