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Women Prayer areas: why is there always an argument?

4.35 pm: ladies prayer area of a popular Mall in Karachi……. My focus was distracted by someone talking loudly. I tried my best to focus on the words of my Salah yet the loud talking did not stop. A lady was upset with someone who consciously or unconsciously (giving every person the benefit of doubt) walked in front of her while she was still in her prayer. She was upset that moving in front of her even though quickly had made her Salah null and void and that she had to do it all over again. She kept on complaining as to how in Shariah it’s not allowed and how people have no manners or respect for shariah law. For a minute I wondered if the women had already left who is she telling all this to. But she kept on complaining how she has to redo her prayer again not realizing that her loud complain was disturbing many in the surrounding who have no part in this. Sadly her complain didn’t stop, a few in the crowd tried to calm her down by asking her to move in front, as in public pr