Visually impaired Mohammed Shabeer climbed a higher pedestal of recognition on Friday when he delivered the first Juma Khutba (Friday sermon) of this Ramzan at Madin Grand Masjid here. Madin officials said that Mr. Shabeer was the first visually challenged man to ascend a minbar (pulpit) in a juma mosque in this part of the State.
Mr. Shabeer, a hafiz or someone who knows the Quran byheart, was already popular among the Madin Academy students. He had won accolades in an international Quran recital competition held in Dubai.
A large gathering of people witnessed Mr. Shabeer deliver the two Khutbas in his appealing voice. He exhorted his audience to make the best out of Ramzan, the month of spiritual cleansing, by fasting and engaging in prayers and humanitarian activities.
