Clash between two groups of Sarail Telikandi West Para Baitus Salam Jame Masjid over Milad Qiyam.

M. Badal Khandkar

Brakshanbaria District Sarail Upazila Pakshimul Union Telikandi Baitus Salam Jame Masjid Milad Qiyam two groups have quarreled and clashed.
Baitus Salam Masjid has been conducting prayers by Sunni Imams since its inception. The local residents all pay the salary of the Imam MuazzinThe mosque continues by doing everything to eat and drink. However, for the last 5/6 years, the communalists have objected to the Milad Qiyam, causing tension in the area. A case was filed in this regard and the case was dismissed. Recently, some pro-communists have applied to Sarail Upazila Executive Officer to appoint an imam, after which the executive officer, Mr. Mosharraf Hossain, has been appointed as the president.Mosques form committee and issue recruitment notices and appoint Imams and Muazzems through interviews.

When the administration went to the mosque to explain the new imams and muazzems to Baitus Salam Jame Masjid on October 17, the local mosque committee agreed to offer Friday prayers through discussion, and everyone performed the prayers together, but after the prayers, when the Sunnis went to Qiyam, the Qaumi supportersWith the help of the administration, Jamal Miah, BNP leader Mashiur Master, Osman Gani, S.I. Zahid, the administration social service officer in charge of the newcomer Imam Sahib and the Moazzem left for Sarail. At this time, the master of the mosque said that if you do not like the imam and the moazzem, they will contact the executive officer.

Social service officer Jamal on the matterWhen Mia was questioned about the appointment letter, she could not show any kind of appointment letter and even said that none of the Qaumi Ulemas had come with them regarding the appointment or the Ulema Sahibs who had appointed them.

When I asked Mr. Umad Ali Miah, the current secretary of Baitus Salam Jame Masjid about this, he said that my father and grandfather built this mosque and they have been managing the mosque by appointing Imam Muazzin.OUR SUNNI MASJID We have been running the mosque for the last six years by a Sunni Imam, and we are responsible for the salaries and maintenance of this mosque. Our Imam-Muezzin has been appointed and we will not pray behind any other Imam.

When asked about the appointment of the imam of the mosque to the pro-communist Jalal Miah, he told us that he did not have any documents. He also said that I am the committee of the mosque.not a member

After that, the new imam recited the speech and khutba, completed the prayer and prayed. When the Sunni supporters stood up, the communalists stopped them. After that, running and fighting started. At one point, the people from the administration and the communalists took Imam Muazzin and left for Sarail.