{"id":8600,"date":"2020-01-27T14:11:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/8600-hundreds-of-thousands-gather-to-pray-for-world-peace-in-bangladesh\/"},"modified":"2020-01-27T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:11:14","slug":"hundreds-of-thousands-gather-to-pray-for-world-peace-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/8600-hundreds-of-thousands-gather-to-pray-for-world-peace-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Thousands Gather to Pray for World Peace in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Hundreds of thousands of Muslims raised their hands and prayed for the welfare of the world as they joined a final prayer Sunday in wrapping up a three-day Islamic congregation near<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of Muslims raised their hands and prayed for the welfare of the world as they joined a final prayer Sunday in wrapping up a three-day Islamic congregation near Bangladesh\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Biswa Ijtema, or World Congregation of Muslims, is one of the largest gatherings of Muslim devotees, held on the sandy banks of the River Turag at Tongi, just north of Dhaka.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering is apolitical, and the sermons deal with an interpretation of Islam that advocates peace, harmony and brotherhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my Allah, please save the world, please pour Your blessings, please end all bloodshed through Your blessings,\u201d cried an imam who led the final prayer. 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