Top religious body says no mass prayers on Eid

QUOTE: “The Majlis-e-Ulema reiterated its appeal to the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir that in view of the rising graph of the Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, precautionary measures need to be adhered to. As a consequence, religious gatherings on Shab-e-Qadr, Jummat-ul-Vida and Eid-ul-Fitr will remain suspended,”

Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, May 18

In view of the rising graph of the coronavirus cases in the Valley, Kashmir’s top religious body has decided that there won’t be any congregational Eid prayers this year.

The decision has been taken by the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir, which is a joint consultative body of top religious scholars and religious bodies of Kashmir.

“The Majlis-e-Ulema reiterated its appeal to the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir that in view of the rising graph of the Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, precautionary measures need to be adhered to. As a consequence, religious gatherings on Shab-e-Qadr, Jummat-ul-Vida and Eid-ul-Fitr will remain suspended,” the religious body said in a statement.

“The ulemas also appealed to the people to continue to carry on with prayers and other faith-related activities at home,” it said, appealing to the people to extend all possible help and assistance to each other, especially to the needy, destitute and daily earners in these hard times and also assist religious and welfare organisations in reaching out to the needy.

The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir is headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Its members and constituent religious bodies include Mufti Azam Nasir-ul-Islam, Darul Uloom Raheemiya, Bandipora, Anjuman Auqaf, Jamia Masjid, Muslim Waqf Board, Jamiat Ahle Hadeeth, Anjuman Shariah Shian, Karwaan-e-Islami, Itihadul Muslimeen and Tableegul Islam.