Mass prayer arranged

Mass prayer arranged

SURABAYA: A number of consuls of foreign missions here will
attend a mass prayer organized by the provincial branch of
Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),
Antara reported yesterday.

Organizer Hasyim Muzadi said the thousands of people to gather
at the local sports stadium on Sunday would pray for the safety
of the nation and the ummah(Moslem community), and that no
political reference would be made.

A number of observers, including prominent Moslem scholar
Nurcholish Madjid, will also attend the prayer organized in
conjunction with the organization's 73rd anniversary next month.

"We need to pray for this nation..degradation has reached an
alarming level..we need to do something to prevent Allah's wrath
upon us," Muzadi said. (swe)