Muslim bodies in Mumbai to launch campaign to dispel misconceptions about Islam

Several prominent Islamic organisations and members of the community will launch a campaign to address misunderstandings and misconceptions about Islam and Prophet Muhammad among people from other religionsThe campaign called Prophet for All will be launched to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad on October 9More than 200 NGOs and individuals have been roped in for the campaign which is aimed at dispelling misconceptions about the Prophet and giving a clearer picture about him a volunteer who is a part of the campaign saidAs part of the campaign community members will celebrate the Prophets birthday with people of other faiths by visiting their houses and also by inviting them to their homes he saidProphet Muhammads message was to feed the hungry visit the ailing free those held captive and several such teachings We want to spread peace among people and resolve misunderstandings We want to tell people that we respect all religions spread love and live together in peaceiquest a volunteer saidProminent organisations such as AnjumaneIslam Islam Gymkhana Markazul Maarif Mahim Dargah Trust and Urdu Headmasters Association will be part of the campaign and NGOs from Mumbai and Mira Road and Mumbra areas of neighbouring Thane district will also participateAlso ReadEideMiladunnabi 2022 Wishes images and greetings for the occasionCommunity members from different parts of the city and suburbs have started visiting orphanages schools hospitals and temples for the drive it was statedOn October 8 volunteers will display placards and banners and distribute pamphlets outside bus stops and railway stations while a procession will be taken out on October 9With this campaign we want to spread Prophet Muhammads message about peace Our volunteers will try to reach out to more people through social media as well We will not only visit masjids but also temples such as Siddhi Vinayak in the city and other religious places to clear misunderstandings about the Prophet former Congress MLA Yusuf Abrahani saidMany events have been planned and are being initiated to start a dialogue among other communities which are being coordinated by Muslim scholars Amir Edrisy and Sayeed Khan it was statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever