The university administration did not allow the students of the Islamic Studies Department of Dhaka University (DU) to perform Istiska prayers as part of the prayer for rain.
The students of the department announced Istiska Namaz on the grounds of Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall today at 11 o’clock on Wednesday with the teachers, students and the general public of Dhaka University to pray for relief from the pain of severe violence, forgiveness for the sins committed and rain. Sheikh Prof. Mukhtar Ahmad was appointed to lead the prayers and prayers. However, despite the announcement, the university administration did not get permission.
Mukhtar Ahmad wrote on his Facebook, ‘Due to unavoidable reasons, the organization of tomorrow’s Salatul Istiska/rain prayer prayer of Dhaka University has been postponed. The changed place and time of prayer will be informed later, Insha Allah.
AB Zobair is one of the initiators of Istiska Namaz. He said, ‘After discussing with everyone, we announce the time for prayer. But we were banned by the university administration. So adjourned.’
If you want to know about the whole matter, the proctor of the university. Md. Maksudur Rahman said that the university has announced online classes due to severe heat wave. At that place we cannot allow open ground prayer. We have central mosques for prayers, hall mosques, imams and khatibs.
