People of all religions live all over the world. People of all religions have their own beliefs and culture, which are followed by the people of that religion. Not only this, the way of praying is also different among people of all religions. Today we will tell you why the people who believe in Islam stand in a line and look in one direction while offering Namaaz.
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The population of people who believe in Islam is increasing rapidly all over the world. According to the data, at present there are about 1.9 billion people of the Muslim community all over the world, which will increase to 2.2 billion by 2030. Today Islam is the largest religion in the world, whose followers constitute about 24 percent of the total population of the world. These figures have been taken from ‘The Globalist’.
Prayers of Muslims
It is necessary for Muslims to offer Namaaz five times a day. In the Muslim religion, there is no scope to avoid this with any excuse. You must have seen that all the Muslims of the world pray facing the same direction. They may be praying individually or collectively but their faces are in one direction only. Apart from this, they stand together in a line while praying. There is no dispute between them regarding this. The reason for this is that it has been clearly mentioned in the Quran and Hadith that the Namaz should be prayed facing the Qibla direction and should be prayed standing in equal positions. That is, the Mecca Mosque in Saudi Arabia, where Muslims from all over the world go for Haj, should be prayed facing the same direction.
In which direction do we pray in India?
This mosque is situated in the west direction from India, so the Muslims of India pray facing the west direction. But the Muslims of the countries situated in the other directions of Saudi Arabia also pray facing the north-south or east direction. Therefore, instead of the direction being important, facing the Mecca mosque is considered more important. According to Maulana Abrar Qasmi, Allah is present in every particle of the world. He is in every direction, but the main purpose behind the order of facing the Qibla and offering Namaaz is to bind everyone together and avoid disputes. Standing together in a line also shows that all his servants are equal in front of Allah, whether they are poor or rich. All are equal.
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