CONGREGATION

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          The rows formed during the five congregation prayers in the mosque tell us something that which most of us fail to understand. When forming rows for the congregation the Imam will call out to close up the gaps in between the people, to stand shoulder to shoulder and to keeps each other’s feet touching. The rows should be straight and while performing the prayer everyone should try to keep the rows in the same manner. So when you look at a congregation following these principles you will see the unity and strength in that congregation. The main purpose of a congregation is to create unity and strength and to increase brother hood. On top of that it disciplines you in maintaining order in your day to day life.

           But when you look at the rows formed in the congregation prayers now you will see that people are hesitant to follow these principles. When you look at the rows there might be one to two  feet gaps in between  each other and when your feet touches the feet of the other person that person might frown at you. Even the rows are like a snake. So the real strength and unity of congregation is lost. The reality is that strength and unity of the Ummah is seen from the rows made for congregation prayers. If you had a chance to prayer at the Muslims holiest two mosques you can see how poorly the rows are arranged for prayers. This is a major sign which shows us how weak our brother hood is. If you look at the Muslim world you see how helpless, weak and divided we are. The enemies of Islam are playing with the Muslim countries like a toy. They bomb civilians in front of the whole world and say that it was a miscalculation and they missed the target. And the Muslim leaders who had sold their soul to these infidels’ just smiles and pretend that nothing had happened. But when a bomb explodes in a western country the whole world cries like the world is about to end. And even the Muslim leaders go on condemning the incident like the bomb had exploded in their own house. This is where we stand and how weak we are. So brothers join shoulder to shoulder and feet to feet and keep aside our differences and unite. Without unity we are like the scum which flows through a river.