Speaking of things that are a little strange, I found this one:
Dog joins in calls for prayers
A stray dog in India responds to Muslim calls for prayers five times a day.
Socksy, a black mongrel, runs towards the Memon Mosque when the muezzin calls out the faithful for azaan, and begins to wail in tune.
The Mid-day newspaper reports that locals at Lonavala, near Bombay, say the dog has not missed a single prayer in the last nine years.
Alka Bhandurkar, a female resident, said: "She is extremely alert. She stops baying exactly at the same time the azaan stops."
Yunus Sayyed, a cleric who sometimes leads prayers at the mosque, said: "If there is a slight mistake in the azaan, Socksy stops baying and resumes seconds later. I have noticed it clearly. It is almost like she understands what is said."
A G Khan, the chief cleric of the mosque, believes Socksy's wailing is a form of admonishment to Muslims who skip their prayers. He said: "Her cries are like a sign to them."
Another local Raju Shivkar said: "When the azaan is recited the devils run away. Seeing them Socksy begins to wail."
Story filed: 15:32 Monday 16th December 2002 |
