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Walaikum as sallam

What was the point in establishing four musalahs then? One Musalah is enough for the job you have mentioned. The inter-madhab rivalry was at peak then and each of the four Imams used to lead prayers according to their madhabs in isolation.

Doctor sahib.

Four musallah, imam by turn, imam on his own musallah.

And it was not four jamaath simultaneously in isolation. Even now imams lead the prayers by turn in haram. And depending on conditions the imam leads in mutaaf from different places.

Since Haram was for every one and each madhab had their equal share, who ever was in control of haram during that time offered equal opportunity to the four madhabs. So that is a positive approach.