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Thousands of Muslims offering the Jumatul Wida prayer, the last Juma prayer of Ramadan, on the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque in Dhaka |
By
Ahmed Faruque Hassan, IOL Correspondent
DHAKA,
November 30 (IslamOnline) - With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, thousands of
devout Muslims in Bangladesh crammed the mosques including the National
mosque Baitul Mukarram to offer the Juma (Friday) prayers in the holy
month of Ramadan.
If
the moon is sighted next Thursday, December 5, it would be the last Juma
prayers. If the moon is not sighted, the Eid day would be celebrated
Saturday, December 7, and fasting would continue for one more day,
according to religious provision of completing 30 days of fasting. In
that case the next Friday would be the last Friday or Jumatul Wida.
As
the mosque premises were packed up in its full capacity, the people
occupied the street and open spaces adjacent to the mosque to offer
their prayers.
The
next Friday is likely to be the Eid, but it will depend on the sighting
of the Shawal moon.
However,
Muslims across the country, including the city observed the last Juma a
view to avert loosing it, deemed one of the sacred days in a year.
After
the Juma prayers, the Khatib of the National Mosque conducted the
Munajat, seeking blessings from the Almighty Allah for the salvation of
the Muslim ummah in general and the well-being of the nation in
particular. Jumatul Wida, was observed throughout the country with due
religious solemnity seeking peace, progress and prosperity for
Bangladesh.
Besides,
munajat was offered seeking peace for the souls of martyred
intellectuals who sacrificed their lives in the country's War of
Liberation in 1971. Peace and progress of the Muslim world was also
sought in the Munjat. Special blessings were sought for suffering
Muslims of Palestine, Kashmir and Chechnya.
Government
news agency adds : Water Resources Minister Engineer L K Siddiqui
on Friday urged the Muslim Ummah to mobilize peoples' opinion across the
world to protect independence of the Palestinians.
The
minister was addressing a seminar on " Palestine and present
clash" organized on Al-Quds Day at CIRDAP auditorium in city.
Al-Quds
Committee Bangladesh organised the seminar and it was chaired by its
governor Prof. ANM Abdul Mannan Khan.
Palestine
Ambassador to Bangladesh Shahta Zarab and noted Islamic scholar of Iran
Ayatullah Shah Rukhi spoke on the occasion.
Farid
Uddin Khan presented the keynote paper.
The
minister termed Palestine a close friend of Bangladesh and expressed
solidarity with Palestinian people in their fight to remain an
independent state.
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