MUMBAI: New Year Eve is an evening of indulgence for a couple of but certainly one of mirrored image and prayer for plenty of extra. Temples, mosques and church buildings are making plans special engagements on Monday midnight to stay young boys from entering hassle with liquor and bike rides this evening.
In truth Alcoholics Anonymous holds a meet-up in the dark December 31 as a result of this is when the temptation to drink is best possible.
The prominent Millat Nagar Mosque in Andheri has organised a discourse by means of Maulana Usama to stay young Muslim boys from riding motorbikes and whiling away their time in idle company.
Arshad Yusuf, who's affiliated to the mosque, said, "The sermon begins at 9.00pm and ends around midnight. Around 1,200 boys attend. We have been organising such programmes on December 31 since seven or eight years. We are members of the Tablighi Jamaat. We feel very concerned when we keep reading articles about road accidents caused by rash driving or drunk driving on New Year's Eve. Some youngsters tend to visit wrong places in the company of friends. This sermon is intended not only to keep them indoors this night but also to guide them towards a better life that benefits them as well as the community."
In a sure signal that the trouble is fruitful, the men first bring their buddies to the sermon. Then errant youth start to display up for Fajr (morning) namaz which they'd previous forgo.
Many properties of worship stay their doors open. Siddhivinayak temple receives a sizeable throng of worshippers during the night.
ISKCON temple is positioned within the celebration zone of Juhu. "Here, party hoppers in tipsy mode turn up for the early morning mangla aarti January 1. They sing loudly and clap their hands, hoping to start the year on a pious note before heading home. It is quite a sight to see," said spokesperson Parijata Devi. ISKCON will organise a kirtan till midnight.
All church buildings will host thanksgiving for the yr this is rolling by means of and ask for blessings for 2019, said Fr Ernest Fernandes of St John the Baptist Church, Thane.
In truth Alcoholics Anonymous holds a meet-up in the dark December 31 as a result of this is when the temptation to drink is best possible.
The prominent Millat Nagar Mosque in Andheri has organised a discourse by means of Maulana Usama to stay young Muslim boys from riding motorbikes and whiling away their time in idle company.
Arshad Yusuf, who's affiliated to the mosque, said, "The sermon begins at 9.00pm and ends around midnight. Around 1,200 boys attend. We have been organising such programmes on December 31 since seven or eight years. We are members of the Tablighi Jamaat. We feel very concerned when we keep reading articles about road accidents caused by rash driving or drunk driving on New Year's Eve. Some youngsters tend to visit wrong places in the company of friends. This sermon is intended not only to keep them indoors this night but also to guide them towards a better life that benefits them as well as the community."
In a sure signal that the trouble is fruitful, the men first bring their buddies to the sermon. Then errant youth start to display up for Fajr (morning) namaz which they'd previous forgo.
Many properties of worship stay their doors open. Siddhivinayak temple receives a sizeable throng of worshippers during the night.
ISKCON temple is positioned within the celebration zone of Juhu. "Here, party hoppers in tipsy mode turn up for the early morning mangla aarti January 1. They sing loudly and clap their hands, hoping to start the year on a pious note before heading home. It is quite a sight to see," said spokesperson Parijata Devi. ISKCON will organise a kirtan till midnight.
All church buildings will host thanksgiving for the yr this is rolling by means of and ask for blessings for 2019, said Fr Ernest Fernandes of St John the Baptist Church, Thane.
MUM: NYE sermons to keep youth from errant ways
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December 30, 2018
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