Rows of stalls brimming with the thick fragrance of attars, the gentle gleam of tasbihs, countless varieties of prayer mats and religious caps — this is a scene common at the city’s Baitul Mukarram Market.
I inhale the luxurious scent / of squelched earth / smoking under the sodden leaves
In Bangladesh, many new mosques with their edgy architecture are reflecting changes in the populace’s changing mores.
Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holiest city of Makkah, will be in full form this year. Muslims around the world, including Bangladesh, will take this divine journey as part of their religious duty.
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed tonight across the country with due religious fervour.
Indonesia has set up a team to investigate complaints that its mosques are too noisy according to Hussein Abdullah, vice president of the country's mosque council.
Rows of stalls brimming with the thick fragrance of attars, the gentle gleam of tasbihs, countless varieties of prayer mats and religious caps — this is a scene common at the city’s Baitul Mukarram Market.
I inhale the luxurious scent / of squelched earth / smoking under the sodden leaves
In Bangladesh, many new mosques with their edgy architecture are reflecting changes in the populace’s changing mores.
Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holiest city of Makkah, will be in full form this year. Muslims around the world, including Bangladesh, will take this divine journey as part of their religious duty.
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed tonight across the country with due religious fervour.
Indonesia has set up a team to investigate complaints that its mosques are too noisy according to Hussein Abdullah, vice president of the country's mosque council.
