Bystanders had to step in to break up an argument at a mosque in Taif between the muezzin, caller to prayer, and one worshipper, a dispute the flames of which were only fanned by the intervention of the resident imam. The verbal confrontation reportedly started when the worshipper complained of the lack of water provided to the congregation, whereupon the muezzin reportedly retorted in decidedly impolite terms. As tempers boiled over, the imam of the mosque turned up who, believing the discontent due to his arriving late for prayer “by two minutes”, asked the congregation to seek another mosque in which to conduct their prayers, which only served to increase the volatility of the situation between the arguing factions. Numerous bystanders had to step in to call things down until everyone was ready to conduct prayers. – Okaz/SG See another fight at mosque a few days ago… __
