Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated by carefully praying at home

KATHMANDU: FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 – According to the Arabic calendar Hijri year, on the first day of the tenth month of Shawwal, the Muslim community across the country is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with special prayers and blessings from elders.

Today, on the first day of the tenth month, after offering special prayers, one goes to the elder for three days and receives blessings. In this festival, blessings are given to those younger than oneself. It is customary to give Sevai, Dates and other sweet foods to the relatives who come to seek blessings.

This festival is called Eid-ul-Fitr as it is distributed to the poor and needy by donating happily. Secretary of the Nepali Jame Masjid Mansoor Hussain informed the RSS that the program of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr would be decided on the last day of the ninth month according to the Arabic calendar. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated today after the last day of the ninth month appeared on the moon on Thursday evening.

Secretary Hussain said that more than 15 people did not attend the special prayers at the Nepali Jame Masjid clock tower this morning due to the ban issued to prevent the transmission of the Corona Virus this year. Until 2076 BS, tens of thousands of Muslims used to gather at the Nepali Jama Masjid to offer Eid-ul-Fitr morning prayers. Last year, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr at home due to lockdown.

Many communities are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr by reciting Namaz among family members at home as only Maulana and staff are present at mosques, Idgahs and other religious places due to the ban. Then the process of receiving blessings from the elders begins. The Jame Masjid has stated that the ban will not be broken even after receiving blessings from elders. Chairman of the Nepali Jame Masjid, Abdul Mohammad Samim, said that the blessings can be obtained from the people living outside the house through phone and social media. – RSS