9-year-old boy preaches at Jordan mosque

Hundreds of Muslims packed a mosque in Jordan on Friday for open air prayers and to listen for the first time to a new preacher - a nine-year-old boy.

Islamic authorities in the Arab kingdom agreed to let Anas Al Shatti preach for the first time during Friday’s prayers after spending many years to memorize the whole Quran.

Newspapers said Anas appeared confident and composed as he climbed the podium at Al Ibrahimi Mosque in the capital Amman for the first time, adding that his sermon focused on the need for children to be good to their parents.
 
 
Two Saudis injured in bloody fight inside mosque
 
Two Saudi men were injured in a fight inside a mosque during which they used a knife and a gun, a newspaper said on Monday.

One man who entered the mosque for prayers pulled a knife and stabbed another following a recent dispute, prompting the other to open fire at him.

Al Sharq Arabic language newspaper said both men were injured and taken to hospital in the southern Saudi town of Wadi Al Dawasir.

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