musslemaan musslemaan bhai bhai - apparently not

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Re: musslemaan musslemaan bhai bhai - apparently not

This is high time to institute “namaz” reforms in Pakistan. We ought to be more civilized in our behavior and set example for the cavemen and desert bidduins.

  1. No namaz on roads, public places, open grounds unless it is a one time affair and no other place is available to accommodate a large gathering.

  2. People must pay for the use of public property ahead of time to get the permit.

  3. No permanent Mullah, no pay for leading prayers. We have enough mature and educated people to lead a prayer or offer a 5 minute khutba. We should have daily cleaning crew for the community center and the pay should for “cleaning” the mosque. As there is no Mullah, there is no need to attach any kind of residential / housing attached to mosque or community center.

  4. No use of loudspeakers.

  5. Mosques should be community prayer centers, non-communal, and open to all religions.

  6. Namaz must be limited to homes or predefined community centers.

  7. And last but not least, for god’s sakes do wuzu (wash) at home. Do not use the community centers as a public “hamam” (bath)

p.s feel free to add more to this list.

Are we idiots?