Lower-class people often meet and pray in mosques, while upper-class people prefer smaller, private sessions. In the modern age, prayer groups are strengthened through online interaction with those inside them. Sufi Islam adherents hold prayer meetings, as they interpret from the passage "remember God often" in the Quran (33, 41) as commanding them to practice Dhikr constantly. Some prayer meetings are targeted at repentance, either of those attending or of another person or organization which is not in attendance. The latter type of prayer meetings is also a form of protest against the sinful behavior of the targeted person or organization. In the years before widespread news media, prayer meetings were also a primary source of news and information (including firsthand accounts) about the events leading to the meeting being called. At the same time as the news was received, the prayer meeting offered ways to deal with changing circumstances. This still continues in modern times. However, the impact of such a prayer meeting is now much stronger among the worshipers than among the general public. See also Church (congregation) Minyan References Further reading Cowan, John Franklin (1906) New life in the old prayer-meeting. Fleming H. Revell. (1870). The Prayer-Meeting, and Its History, as Identified with the Life and Power of Godliness, and the Revival of Religion. United Presbyterian Board of Publication. OCLC: 5004714 Spurgeon, Charles H. “Prayer Meetings.” Spurgeon Gems, 27 August 1914 Prayer Meetings