By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Clerics expressed concern during the Eid prayers in Kerala over the possible move to implement the Uniform Civil Code, saying it was against Muslim Personal Law.
“It is a threat to secular fabric of the country and will deny the rights of minorities. The move is aimed at political gainings,” said Palayam Mosque Imam Moulavi V P Suhaib. The cleric was delivering Eid speech after Eid prayers, held at Eidgah in Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Maudani at home with his mother
The clerics, who led the prayers across the state, also came down heavily against the terrorist outfits saying they were acting against the tenets of Islam. They condemned ISIS attacks in Saudi Arabia.
IUML state president Panakkad Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal called for efforts to strengthen the communal harmony and resist the polarisation.
The end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan was observed with gaiety and religious fervour. Believers, from early morning, flocked to Eidgahs and mosques to perform their special Eid-ul-Fitr prayers.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor P Sathasivam extended Eid wishes to Muslims and Malayalis all over the world.
“The auspicious occassion would bring in a renewed spirit of love and oneness through its message of self discipline and sacrifice. May Eid-ul-fitr bless us all with a renewed spirit of love and oneness through its unmatched message of self discipline, sacrifice and charity,” their Eid messages said.
Eid at home for Maudani after seven years
Abdul Nasir Maudani, the jailed PDP leader, was quite emotional while addressing the gathering at his home town Anvarssery after performing Eid prayers. Maudani took the opportunty to say that that he was innocent in Bangaluru blast case.
Maudani criticised PDP activists for turning violent and attacking office of Indigo Airlines in Kochi. Indigo office suffered losses while PDP activists attacked it after they got agitated by the reports that Indigo Airlines had cited some procedural irregularities and Maudani was unable to travel.