Muslims Offer Friday Prayers Near Bhojshala After SC Relief

Muslims offered prayers on Friday at a site near the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, following the permission of the Supreme Court the previous day.

The arrangements for the namaz at the site, Survey No. 612, near Bhojshala was selected by the Muslim community leaders during a meeting with the district administration. 

A good number of devotees turned up for the Friday namaz for the first time after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled in May that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex was a



temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.

The administration made necessary arrangements for the namaz, said officials. Earlier, Dhar Collector Rajiv Ranjan Meena told reporters that all necessary administrative arrangements were being made for offering namaz. 

The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Muslims to offer Friday prayers at the premises of a dargah adjacent to the 11th-century Bhojshala complex. It also directed the MP government to ensure that Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site between 1 and 3 pm on Fridays.