Normally, women are barred from entering Masjid and perform Namaz in India. However, amid rising demands by Muslim women to allow them to enter and offer prayers in mosques across the country, a Masjid in Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh has made special arrangements for the fairer sex to offer ‘individual Namaz’ at a separate section in the Mosque.
In the Masjid, women are allowed to perform Namaz at least five times a day. Such an arrangement has been made so that Muslim women do not miss out on Namaz because they are outdoors or busy in work.
“Now, when women are outside, doing some work, and there is a risk of Namaz being missed, then they can offer prayers here after the males finish their prayer. A place has been designated for it where they can come and pray individually.
Namaz is a right of every follower of Islam, whether male or female. Countries like Iran, Iraq and Africa allow women to perform Namaz.
Earlier, a group of Muslim women had moved the Supreme Court demanding entry into all mosques in the country. The petition by the Muslim women reportedly asks that every mosque that receives monetary aid from the government be prohibited from discriminating against women.
