A group of 40 people from the Muslim community gathered at a house in Delhi’s Nizamuddin West on Sunday and offered prayers for the peace and harmony in the country, with the organisers congratulating the nation for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram Temple.
The consecration of the Ram Lalla idol and the inauguration of the temple will take place on Monday.
Mohd. Tahil Ismail, a tax consultant, said they wanted to send the message that “Muslims too are celebrating the Pran Pratishtha with their Hindu brothers and sisters”.
At the gathering, at least four Delhi Police officers were deployed to maintain law and order. Verses of the Quran were recited by madrassa students on the occasion.
“This prayer meet was organised to let people know that we stand in support of Hindus. We won’t let this country be divided by hate. This prayer was for brotherhood and love,” said Mr. Ismail.
After the prayers, everybody was served vegetarian food.
Shaukat Ali, a teacher at a madrassa near Khoda Colony in Noida, said, “We brought 30 children to the prayer meet as we wanted to pray for peace in our country.”
