In a bid to keep young teenagers away from drugs, a Kashmir based Non-governmental organization has announced an award of a bicycle for the teenagers below age of 15, who offer five times prayers.
Khair e Aam trust based in south Kashmir announced that any teenager below the age of 15 will be awarded a bicycle if they offer Namaz for five times for a period of fourty (40) days.
Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Rameez Ahmed Hydari, a member of the trust said that the competition has been launched for four mosques as of now. “We will expand the competition, but for now the competition has been announced for Jamia Masjid Sopore, Majid Sharif Elahibagh Srinagar, Jamia Masjid Anantnag, Jamia Masjid Anantnag, Jamia Masjid Kulgam, Masjid e Bafandan and Masjid e Sharif Qazi Mohalla in Anantnag,” he said.
Then school going children, he said, can get it marked from their teachers that they have offered Namaz at the school. “The remaining times they will need to be present at their local mosque,” said Rameez.
He said that the initiative is not confined to male children, but girls in the same age group can also participate in the competition.
“Our sole aim is to keep our younger generation away from drugs and we hope if they come close to Islam, it will help them remain steadfast, bring discipline in their lives and keep them away from drugs,” he said.
Pertinently, in the month of Ramadan Khair e Aam trust server Iftar and Sehri to patients and their attendants at the Maternity and Child Care hospital in Anantnag.