Hundreds of Muslims in Qatar gathered at schools and other venues to perform the istisqa prayer for rain early this morning.
According to QNA, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani joined worshippers at the Al Wajbah prayer ground shortly after 6am, following in the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, who used to ask God for rain when it was lacking.
Several others responded to a call from Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf (endowments) and Islamic Affairs by praying for rain at schools and other venues.
اقتداء بسنة سيد الخلق صلى الطلاب والمعلمون صلاة الاستسقاء طلبا للرØمه والغيث من السماء pic.twitter.com/Ps0yJrwVRX
— مدرسة الشØانية بنين (@alshahaniyasecb) November 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/AbhSchool/status/535305940061278208
Last year, the Emir performed rain prayers a few weeks earlier in November, and heavy rains followed soon after.
There was so much rain in fact, that residents complained of flooding on the streets and inside malls. A rare weather waterspout was also spotted in Ras Laffan.
This November, however, has been much drier.
Some parts of Qatar have seen sprinkles of rain, but according to Steff Gaulter, senior meteorologist for Al Jazeera English, Doha has not had any precipitation since mid-May.
It is likely to continue that way through the weekend. According to weather.com’s five-day forecast, Doha will see sunny skies through at least Monday.
A forecaster for the Qatar Meteorology Department, however, told Doha News that rain could hit the capital on Monday and Tuesday. Winds and thunder are also possible then.
Thoughts?
Beyond parody.
prayers can do marvelous wonders
I don’t see them helping much in Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudi or Palestine were people are supposed to be very religious.
pray harder, they must if they too want rain 🙂
Well I was thinking rather than rain they would be praying not to be killed in their disasters of a country for religious reasons…
While the situation in their countries may be difficult it’s disrespectful to call their countries disasters, you are the disaster in this case
Well then what is all the fuss about on the news? Damn jew biased zionist news agencies. The lot of them.
They might make you feel better personally as in a placebo-type effect, but anything beyond that is illusory and a desperate distraction from reality.
An argument that can be made about anyone’s belief in anything, because you don’t understand or believe in it doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Are you searching for the validation in your beliefs by attempting to discredit someone else’s?
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Seriously, a quick Googling of your name shows your life is merely a parody.
If only it was that easy. A nice cultural tradition though and it gets them out of the house in this nice weather.
if you think it’s so nice, go join them, it’ll get you out of the house in the nice weather
I’d add it’s “were that easy” not “was that easy” #justsayin
MIMH is actually correct, seeing as you seem to like petty pedantry; ‘was’ or ‘were’ is applicable in this case. ‘Were’ is more old-fashioned, though. Just saying.
actually the subjunctive tense remains intact despite generally being overlooked in common grammatical application, some have then argued, ie. the first few searches on google, that it has to do with old vs. current use; not actually agreed upon, and still taught and used distinctly from the incorrect, was or were interchangeability you’re trying to highlight
Have you ever heard of Mr Logic from Viz magazine?
I have no idea what you said but that sounded like a serious spanking.
I hope you get ebola.
Disgusting. You should be ashamed, but you aren’t. I hope you get an education.
Better get praying, because that is how God works right?
Haha. Pray for rain in the desert which I assume you must believe was created by god? Ha. Agreed: beyond parody. No rain? It’s his will. Rains? It’s his will. So, if you pray and it doesn’t rain then what’s that? Vindictive nature?
Lamo no way!!
Wtf hahaha
Thank God , the most merciful, for the rain.
Today at 10:30pm.