"The volume of our Azaan (call to prayer) has become a political issue, but I don't want it to take a communal turn," said Kazi, one of the most influential Islamic scholars in the sprawling metropolis on India's western coast.
It was in 1954 that King Saud visited this mosque during an official tour to India, the Pakistani Cricket Team was given lodging and boarding during its first tour of India in 1960-61 at the Mohammediya High School in its premises, while the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi maintained close contacts with the Mumbai s Jama Masjid trustees.
Once visited by Saudi King, Mumbai s Juma Masjid pond gets a makeover
Wed, Jun 09 2021 04:19:14 PM
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jun 9 (IANS): As the city continues in spells of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, the management of the historic Juma Masjid in south Mumbai once graced by the late King Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia have embarked upon an unusual mission clean-up of the ancient pond inside the mosque.
A team of workers got onto the task from Monday, descended in the 10-feet-deep pond, caught all the goldfish, silverfish and turtles and transferred them to a temporary fish tank, emptied up the misty greyish-green water, and launched a thorough weeklong cleaning operation, along with minor repairs on the floor.