Ramzan is the most sacred month for the Muslim peoples in all the countries in the world. With the month-long rigorous fasting and prayers ending on Sunday, the Muslims in all the towns and villages in the country celebrated Id-ul-Fitr on Monday.
Muslims in the country woke up in the early hours and offered special prayers and exchanged greetings with their community brethren. While Id-ul-Fitr was celebrated on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Muslims in India (barring Kerala) and Pakistan celebrated Id on Monday.
Muslims in Kerala always follow Saudi Arabia tradition as most of the Kerala Muslims stay in that country due to employment. “Idd” is an Arabic word and it means festival. “Fitr” means giving alms. Idd is the biggest festival of the Muslims all over the world.
In Hyderabad, especially in Old city, Muslims in large numbers offered special prayers in Mecca Masjid and Mir Alam Idgah since early morning. Old and young embraced each other and exchanged greetings. In Kadapa district, the Muslims congregated at “Pedda dargah” and offered prayers.
In Vijayawada in Krishna district, the Muslims, after prayers, staged a mammoth dharna at Payakapuram power sub-station to vent their ire against the menacing power cuts during their prayer time. The activists of Telugu Desam Party, CPI and YSR Congress party joined the Muslim brethren in the dharna.
–Agencies