Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with fervour; see pics | Photogallery

Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated with exuberance by Muslims across the world. Although, in India, the festival will be marked tomorrow as the moon was not sighted in several parts of the country. Millions of Muslims in Indonesia returned to celebrate Eid in full swing after two years of subdued festivities due to pandemic. “Words can’t describe how happy I am today after two years we were separated by pandemic. Today we can do Eid prayer together again,” said Epi Tanjung after performing his prayer at a mosque in Jakarta. “Hopefully all of this will make us more faithful,” he added. Muslims offered prayers in the morning and visited the homes of their close friends and relatives as a tradition. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk. In Afghanistan, people are celebrating the first Eid since the Taliban takeover amid grim security and economic conditions. People in large numbers poured into Kabul’s largest mosques for prayers amid tight security. In Malaysia, the celebration is in full swing after the country’s borders fully reopened and COVID-19 measures were further loosened. “It’s a blessing that we can now go back to celebrate,” said sales manager Fairuz Mohamad Talib, who works in Kuala Lumpur.

 (Reuters)