By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
Kochi: Muslims in Kerala celebrated Eid-ul Fitr on Monday with much fervor and rejoice after the month-long fast of Ramadan. Namaz of Eid was held at various Eid gahs and masjids all over the state. Men, women and children celebrated the Eid with delicious food items as well as visits to relatives and friends after the namaz.
The specialty of this year’s Eid was that the Kerala celebrated it with the rest of the country unlike in earlier times when Eid in the state came a day earlier when compared to the rest of India.
Kochi used to have three eidgahs in the past couple of years but this year there was only one. Eidgahs were announced in the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium and the Maharaja’s College ground but had to be cancelled because of rain (water remained on the ground due to the previous day’s rain). So the only Eidgah at the Marine Drive ground was packed fully with believers. Imam Basheer Muhiyudheen led the prayers. Eid namaz was also held in different masjids in the city. TK Aboobaker Moulvi led the prayers at the Salafi Masjid in Vyttila, Kochi.
Eid namaz was held in different masjids and eid gahs in Malappuram district. KT Abdu Raheem, Jamat e Islami shura member, led the Eid gah at Kottappadi ground at Malappuram. Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, Muslim League state president, led the prayers at Panakkad Juma Masjid. Namaz was led by MP Abdussamad Samadani, Muslim League national secretary, at Randathani.
Eid gahs were arranged in the Mananchira ground, the Corporation Stadium and the beach in the Kozhikode city. Thousands thronged the various eid gahs and masjids for namaz and sermon.
Thakbeer was chanted and greetings and pleasantries exchanged by the believers. Fitr zakath was also distributed to the needy before the Eid namaz through zakath committees and masjids. Non-Muslims also attended the Eid celebrations.