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Ramzan’s month-long fast will begin off the Karnataka coast starting Friday with the sighting of the crescent moon on Thursday night, followed by a statement by a leading religious figure, a news agency said. .
“When the crescent moon was seen tonight (Thursday) over the coastal region, Qazi Twaka Ahmed Musliayar declared the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, with a Friday fast in the Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts on the west coast of the state from the south”. an official told IANS quoting the priest.
Also in Kerala, Ramzan begins on Friday, while in the rest of Karnataka the fast will begin on Saturday after the moon is seen on Friday night, the news agency added.
Saudi Arabia has also announced Ramzan observance since Friday after the sighting of the new moon.
“Based on the sighting of the moon of the new month … it has been decided that Friday is the beginning of the month of Ramadan,” the Saudi royal court said in a statement quoted by the SPA news agency.
King Salman said he is sad that Muslims are unable to pray in mosques due to meeting restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In India, religious leaders in the Muslim community have asked devotees to offer prayers at home instead of mosques or public religious places in light of the Covid outbreak.
Imam Shahi of Jama Masjid of Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, urged supporters to abide by the blocking rules to contain the spread of the virus.
“If we follow the government’s instructions, we will be able to eradicate COVID-19 soon. Ramzan’s holy month is about to begin. Prayers must be offered in the homes themselves and social distancing must be maintained. By following it, we will be able to protect everyone,” said one news agency quoting Bukhari.
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The Wakf board has also asked imams to discourage devotees from visiting mosques for sahri, iftar and taraveeh until May 3.
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also expressed confidence that the community will follow the closure rules and will not leave their homes until May 3.
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Moulana Md Shafik Qasmi, the imam of the Kolkata Nakhuda Mosque, also asked people to only leave their homes when it was extremely necessary.
