Faisal Mosque & its sanctity
WITH its beautiful interiors, Faisal Mosque is a place to offer prayers and worship. Visiting is permitted to all without any discrimination. Only modest dressing is required to visit the mosque for both men and women. It is necessary to remove shoes at the entrance as a sign of respect for the mosque and cleanliness.
It is a landmark of Islamabad and central point for tourists because of its marvellous beauty, splendid lawn and fabulous view of Margala Hills around.
The sky and royal blue calligraphy inside the mosque is eye – catching and purify the souls of many. The mosque looks like a fairy standing in a green land. Unfortunately, it also serves as dating point.
This is really unethical and unprincipled that many young girls and boys come there just for chit – chat and to have fun. Their free movement in the mosque diverts the attention of people who come to offer prayers. This should be prohibited. It is not the duty of security guards. Are not the authorities concerned liable to tell them that they are not supposed to go to places of worship for having fun?
It is their moral obligation and responsibility to respect mosques and use it only for religious purposes.
SADIA WAJID
Okara
Abdul Razaque Chhachhar
Three years ago i was also seen same situation where young couples come in mosque they not only chit-chat but same time loudly was laughing where many prayers interpret by this problem. Most of them were doing photography in different pose and styles which is totally unethical and unlawful. There is need to keep check and balance in such holy places where people not allow doing these unethical things in these places.
Do not use religion to impose a very strict interpretation of what you want, just chill. I have been to Faisal mosque and there is no disrespectful thing going on. People come visit and pray and admire the beauty. Some people just have a very strong opinion on what other people should do and how they should behave. Please just stop this kinda of attitude. People with a very narrow view of Islam and what is acceptable in their version of Islam are giving a very wrong impression about Islam and we living abroad are left to explain this ignorance and narrow mindedness.