Punjab village comes together to build mosque for its 4 Muslim families
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To build a mosque for the four Muslim families, Bhoolar village in Punjab's Moga pitched in from Rs 100 to Rs 1 lakh.
Bhoolar village in Punjab's Moga has pitched in to build a mosque for the four Muslim families that chose to stay back following the 1947 Partition. The village has seven gurudwaras and two temples, but no mosque. From Rs 100 to Rs 1 lakh, all the villagers contributed and cooperated for the construction of the mosque. The foundation stone of the mosque was scheduled for Sunday morning but heavy rains hampered the ceremony. It was then the villagers decided that the venue of the stone laying ceremony should be shifted to a nearby gurudwara. The villagers opened the gates of a gurudwara and langar was organised.More Related News