Inside Ideas 9 ‘majlis’ that was attended by Shias and Sunnis together [PICTURES]

Recently, a non-governmental organization (NGO), Ideas 9, organized a majlis for inter-sect and interfaith harmony. The NGO invited people from different sects to the majlis to bring the people together in the month of Muharram.

Ideas 9 took to Facebook to invite people to the majlis by posting videos and pictures. The NGO shared:

HUSSAIN (A) UNITES US..!!

It’s time to break the stereotypes and promote Inter-Sect harmony because we are One Ummah!

5TH ANNUAL COMBINED (SHIA-SUNNI) MAJLIS E IMAM HUSSAIN (A)

We invite all Sunni and Shia brothers to gather to be part of majlis to pay tribute to the Grandson of PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH), IMAM HUSSAIN (A), and to promote peace, love, harmony, and acceptance.

What happened at the majlis?

Several religious scholars were present at the majlis. They took turns narrating the historical events that transpired in Karbala.

A great crowd of people from different religious sects came and sat down for the majlis. The incident of Karbala brought many people together on one platform.

At the end of the event, plants were distributed among the participants as a sign of faith and harmony for all.

Here are some pictures of the majlis organized by Ideas 9:

About the NGO – Ideas 9

Ideas 9 describes itself as a platform to raise and amplify the voice for the sake of peace, social justice, and  interfaith harmony, against terrorism and injustice. The organization’s Facebook profile reads:

We tend to generate ideas and their implication for the betterment of society and to promote the thought of peace, love, and tolerance among all religions and ethnicities around the globe. It’s a platform for all those who have the courage to speak against social injustice and terrorism.

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