Special arrangements for women to pray Juma at Ajmer dargah

Ajmer, June 16 (IMI)Recently some of the khadims of Ajmer dargah complained to the dargah administration that presence of women during Juma prayers is cause for distractions.

The khadims of the daragah demanded that women should be given separate space during Juma prayers so that they are not in front of praying men. During Juma there is a huge crowd and the namaz consists of hundreds of rows. Women in the begami balcony and ahata-e-noor are right in front of the men and therefore cause distraction during the namaz.

Ajmer dargah is the burial place of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, a very important Sufi of India. It is believed that he was born in 1143 and died in the year 1233 CE. Thousands of Hindus and Muslims visit his grave every day. Crowd is specially large on Juma and Urs days.

Nazim of the daragh Abdul Aleem said that women who come to see the dargah are suppose to stay in the area of the maqbira but those who are here for the first time spill over to the balcony but we are making arrangements that this does not happen.

There is no report of any ban on Women to offer namaz there. Today for Juma, special arrangements were made for Women.