zinger wrote: also, i have often seen people saying how the masjid has pictures of the Dai.This is an outright and blatant lie. the pics can be in the halls or other areas that are outside/above/besides/under the main Masjid area but not in it. like the hall for instance.
Correct, masjids cannot have anyone’s pictures. Also there are several other rules that kothar violates :
Masjids have a video projection screen mounted before Qiblaah, so when A/V are relayed, people are sitting on masala or otherwise facing the Qiblah and going all emotionally spiritual raising their Namaste palms in devotion, respect, love or worship whatever you want to call it.
Particularly in Kuwait Markaz, there are many video projections screens, where they have kept SMS photo as a screen saver, you get the drift, photo frames are replaced with digital projections.
Any place where namaaz is offered regularly is similar as masjid. Therefore it must not hold any particular pictures.
Many markaz, serves meals at the place where namaaz is performed, in my information, this is also not allowed as per Islamic understanding. Common sense also says, food and drink shall not be served, we have seen many fist fights and disappointments over spilled “chai” on white masalllahs and bhaari ridaas ! people are also ill mannered and leave the rubbish and left overs at the same place where they are praying such as date seeds, tea cups, wrappers, water bottles.
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Sorry for diversion of topic here :
What I wish to convey is ; All these bravado and sense of superiority of being better muslims than others is a farce. Kothar does not prioritize instilling etiquettes as similar to that of collecting funds or force submission (kadambosi). Few years back there was a militant style enforcement of beard and topi by Kothari amils, mullahs and sheikhs. Ridiculing people in public and creating ruckus in nikaahs, misaaq, nisbat and even fatihaa.
Under guidances of present Kothari mullahs, bohras are becoming dangerously hypocrites inwardly and outwardly, there is lack of compassion for own brethren as well as for outsiders. Like masters like followers, bohras have become abdes. Sadaka, nazar mukaam, kaffarat all acts of individual charity is now channeled to kothar. Bohras are deprived of the psychological benefits of helping someone , this deprivation is making bohras into insensitive, self+ kothar centered zombies.
There is a immense lack of basic etiquettes and compassion towards our very own in markaz and masjids and jamatkhanas.
Men and women are refused seating in ganged up thaals of friends and relatives.
Stealing footwears is an extreme inconvenience
Littering in masjids and markaz
Above are common misbehaviours of people, but the kothar that claims the superiority breeding, can take strict efforts to instill a sense of etiquettes similar to the takwa and aqeeda they have planted for donating monies to their coffers.
Changing the people’s misbehavior to compassionate etiquettes would be a real test of their walayat and not throwing cash bags. But does kothar want that ? they encourage hooligan behavior themselves. Shamefully they take pride in showing the madness as walwala, further encouraging such hooliganism.