Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervor in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: Muslim community in the coastal part of Karnataka celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday with devotion and gaiety.
Namaz and religious preaching led by Dakshina Kannada Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar was held at Eidgah Masjid in Light House, Mangaluru.
Speaking on the occasion he said, people of the community have observed fasting for 30 days during the month of Ramzan and indulged in charity acts. They have abstained from activities that hurt others.
After cleansing one’s mind and then becoming clean physically, one wears new dresses and sprays scents on his body. They visit mosques, pray and distribute sweets.
Along with personal celebration they donate festival items to needy and poor and bring smile on their faces on this day. This is the specialty of Eid, he added.
Eid encourages to improve relation between humans across families, society, country and globally. Let in this Eid bring people together who soured their relationships. A phrase in Quran says, Evil should be faced with virtuous and the preaching of Prophet who has conquered this world with love and trust must be guiding light, he said.
Imam of Shah Amir Ali masjid Moulana Riyaz ul Haq gave information about Eid namaz.
An all religious harmony meet was held after the Eid namaz. DK district in charge minister U.T Khader, parliamentary secretary for chief minister, Ivan D’Souza, Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar, president of the mosque Y. Abdulla Kunhi gave message of the festival.
Special namaz was held at various mosques across Mangaluru. People greeted by hugging each other.
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Two more Hindu priests arrested in Bangladesh: ISKCON Kolkata
Kolkata, Nov 30: Two more Hindu priests were arrested in Bangladesh, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday.
Speaking to PTI, Radharamn said, "I have received information that two more ISKCON monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh."
In a post on X on Friday night, Radharamn said, "In the meantime, bad news has come: two devotees who went with prasad for Chinmaya Prabhu were arrested on their way back to the temple, and Chinmaya prabhu's secretary is also missing. Please pray for them."
Earlier on Friday, Radharamn had posted, "Another Brahmachari, Sri Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested by Chattogram Police today."
"Does he look like a terrorist? #FreeISKCONMonks Bangladesh. The arrest of innocent #ISKCON brahmacharis are deeply shocking & disturbing," Radharamn posted on X on Saturday. His comments comes comes in the backdrop of unconfirmed reports of arrest of three more ISKCON monks, days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmay Das.
Chinmay Das, who also served as a spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday while en route to Chattogram to attend a rally. He was denied bail and sent to jail on Tuesday by the Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Court.
Historically, Hindus made up approximately 22 per cent of Bangladesh's population during the 1971 Liberation War.
The Hindu population, once a substantial demographic in Bangladesh, has experienced a significant decline in recent decades, with the minority community now comprising only around 8 per cent of the country's total population.
This drop is largely attributed to a combination of socio-political marginalisation, exodus and sporadic violence over the years.
In the meantime, bad news has come: two devotees who went with prasad for Chinmaya Prabhu were arrested on their way back to the temple, and Chinmaya prabhu's secretary is also missing. Please pray for them. #Bangladesh #ISKCON pic.twitter.com/NLX8hNZmpN
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) November 29, 2024
Does he look like a terrorist?#FreeISKCONMonks Bangladesh. The arrest of innocent #ISKCON brahmacharis are deeply shocking & disturbing. pic.twitter.com/VG6u7jlnXB
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) November 30, 2024
