Belagavi: 101 Hindu-Muslim couples marry at madrassa
Team Udayavani, Feb 22, 2020, 11:11 AM IST
Belagavi: In a show of communal amity, a madrassa in Belagavi hosted the mass marriage of 76 Muslim and 25 Hindu couples on Friday, February 21.
Madarsa Al Arabia Anwarul Uloom, an Islamic religious institute in Bailhongal, played host to the event that was organised by Jamia Faizan-ul-Quran and Issa Foundation, which has conducted mass marriages on a bigger scale in Gujarat.
Bailhongal, moulvis and pontiffs led the marriage proceedings and asked the couples to read passages from Quran and Bhagvad Gita.
Madarasa-E-Arabiya Anwarul Uloom Arabia gave utensil, fridge, cupboard, sewing machine, chairs, and bed as gifts to those who wedded at the mass wedding at the madrasa.
It mabe recalled that few months ago, a 100-year-old Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kerala’s Kayamkulam in Alappuzha hosted a Hindu wedding, complete with a vegetarian feast for 4,000 people.
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