Bengaluru/Kasaragod, Aug 22: Muslims across rain-ravaged Kerala and various parts of Karnataka, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) offered special prayers and contributed generously towards the flood relief and rehabilitation works in both the states.
Crores of Muslims across Indian on Wednesday celebrated the festival of sacrifice. A large number of Muslims took part in the mass prayers in all the prominent mosques across Karnataka. In Bengaluru, Hubballi, Bidar, Vijayapura and other districts of Karnataka, some of the mosques and Eidgas attracted thousands devotees.
In most of the mosques and Eidgahs in both the states devotees contributed towards the relief fund after Eid prayers. Clerics had earlier warned the Muslims against extravagance and urged them to be generous towards the needy and the victims of calamities.
While special addresses by the clergy and other religious scholars called the devotees to mop up resources, both in cash and essential materials, the Eid-ul-Adha celebrations saw special prayers preaching harmony and compassion.
Several Islamic organisations have been focusing on the need to help thousands of families ravaged by floods in Kerala and Kodagu. Special committees set up by mosques across Dkshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod districts took the lead in collecting cash and materials.
Addressing the faithful at the Hira Masjid complex in Kanhangad, Aliya Arabic College Principal T K Muhammed Ali urged society to take cues from natural calamities, by seeking to lead a simple life strictly in tandem with the forces of nature.
“It is high time we made an introspection into the futility of erecting concrete jungles by razing hills and reclaiming wetlands, eventually leading to sharp climatic changes,” he said.
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