Lucknow, March 12 -- On the account of Holi falling on Friday, mosques across the state have announced to defer the timings of Friday namaz by an hour or so to maintain peace and brotherhood. An appeal to this effect was issued earlier by the chairperson of Islamic Centre of India, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali.

The 'imaam' of Moradabad, Syed Masoom Ali Azad released a video on Monday informing people about the change in timings for Friday prayers at Jama Masjid on March 14. The namaz timings were revised to 2:30 pm from the usual 1 pm. The imaam also appealed to Muslims to act with patience and caution and offer Friday prayers in the mosques of their localities.

In Sambhal, too, after a meeting of the peace committee with the a...