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| The Grand Turk |
| ‘Conquest’ prayers performed across Turkey’s mosques for Afrin operation |
| 2018-01-22 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] Special "conquest" prayers were held across all of ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s 90,000 mosques on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 for the victory of the country’s military, which launched a cross border operation in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on Jan. 20 against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). "Sessions will be held after the isha prayer tonight [Jan. 20] and the morning prayer [on Jan. 21] due to Operation Olive Branch," said Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) head Ali Erbas in a message sent on Jan. 20 to all offices of muftis and religious officials across the country. "The Surah Conquest [Surah al-Fath] will be cited during the special sessions to pray for the victory of our heroic security forces, who have launched an operation against terrorist groups that threaten our nation and our peace," Erbas added. Responding to the call by Turkey’s top holy man, thousands across the country gathered in mosques to pray for servicemen taking part in the operation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 What will it do to their faith if they do not win, given that the proof of Islam’s supremacy is victory? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-01-22 11:40 |