Bhatkal: Eid-ul-Adha, a festival of sacrifice was celebrated in Kerala and Coastal parts of Karnataka including Bhatkal, Udupi and Mangalore on 1st September, Friday with traditional fervor and enthusiasm. The celebration will continue for complete three and half days.
Imam and Khateeb of Juma Masjid led the Eid prayers at various Juma Masjids in Bhatkal which was attended over by thousands of Muslims. Due to intense rain, the prayers were offered in various Juma masjids instead of Eidgah.
The prayer was led by the following Imams and Khateebs at following Masjids:
Jamiya Masjid Bhatkal - Moulana Abdul Aleem Khateeb Nadvi
Khalifa Jamiya Masjid - Chief Qazi of Khaleefa Jamatul Muslimeen, Moulana Khaja Akrami Madani
Tanzeem Milya Juma Masjid - Moulana Ansar Madani
Masjid e Bilal - Moulvi Munavvar Peshmam
Makhdoomiya Jamiya Masjid - Moulana Niyamatulla Askeri Nadvi
Madeena Juma Masjid - Moulana Zakriya Barmawar Nadvi
Masjid e Noor - Moulan Tareeq Akrami Nadvi
Masjid e Abuzar - Moulana Abdul Ahad Fakarday Nadvi
Masjid e Hamza - Moulana Iqbal Naitey Nadvi
Masjid e Ahmed Sayeed - Moulana Jafar Fakkibaw Nadvi
Masjid e Imam Bhukari - Moulana Sheikh Fazlurrahman Salafi
Masjid e Ismail Juma Masjid - Moulana Mehraj
Masjid e Sayyadina Ibrahim Jamia Abad - Moulana Ismail Dangi Nadvi
Tengingundi Juma Masjid - Moulana Ishaq Dangi Nadvi
After the prayers, the respective Imams delivered the sermon in-front of very huge gathering, in Arabic, later translated into Urdu. In their sermon they spoke about the significance of the religious ritual and the obligation of Muslims towards it.
The Imams requested the people to maintain peace and harmony in the town. They said that, the Qurbani is a sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The main objective of this ritual is to remember the supreme sacrifice offered by Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and to sacrifice our wishes in-front of Allah’s command.
They said, Prophet Ibrahim A.S was able to sacrifice his son, Allah replaced Prophet Ismail A.S with a sheep, thus, sparing his life, that is why Muslims remember this momentous event by sacrificing a sheep, camel, cow, or goat, and sharing the meat from the sacrifice to others, especially the poor, they added.
At the end, the Imams prayed for world peace, unity among Muslim nations, progress for the people and the country’s prosperity.
Police department had made elaborate security arrangements for the peaceful celebration of Eid which was headed by Uttara Kannada SP Vinayak Patil and Bhatkal ASP Shiv Kumar. CPI Suresh amongst other police officials was present at the occasion.
The festival is celebrated on the 10th day of Zul Hijja, which is the 12th month of the Islamic calendar.
The festival falls 70 days after the month of Ramzan and is celebrated after the Haj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
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