Mangaluru, Sep 12: Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated with gaiety in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Bhatkal and some other parts of Uttara Kannada district on Monday. In other parts of Karnataka the festival will be celebrated tomorrow.
Locally known as Bakrid', the second major festival of Islamic calendar is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh). This global festival also marked the completion of Hajj, the last of the five pillars of Islam.
Glorifying the greatness of Allah, thousands of Muslims across the three coastal districts, thronged the mosques and Eidgahs early in the day and offered Eid prayers. Hundreds of women and children too participated in prayers in some of the Masjids. Special duas' were offered for global peace and harmony.
In several villages across coastal belt, Muslims took out peaceful procession from their jurisdictional Masjid's to Eidgahs ahead of the prayers.
Donning new clothes, Muslims visited houses of their relatives, where they were treated with special sweet dishes. Platters of a variety of delicious cuisines were prepared in Muslim households. Children dressed in festival attire added colour to the celebrations.
People wished Eid Mubarak and hugged each other as a large number of shutterbugs tried to capture the poignant scenes of the festival prayers and greetings. People of all age-groups were seen taking selfies with friends after exchanging greetings.
Khateebs in their Eid sermons exhorted the believers to follow the ideals of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh), who had decided to sacrifice his son Prophet Ismaeel (pbuh) as ordained by Allah.
Mangaluru Khazi Twaka Ahmed Musliyar, in his Eid sermon at Eidgah Masjid, urged the Muslims to remain steadfast in adhering to their religion and not to indulge in any wrongdoing throughout their lives.
“A Muslim will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha with the fear of life after death and consequent readiness to sacrifice anything for the almighty. This festival upholds the human dignity. One cannot misuse this day for any frivolous activity”, he said.
In Mangaluru city alone around 20 mosques were open for Eid prayers. Thakqwa Masjid at Pumpwell, Noor Masjid at Hampankatta, Kudroli Salafi Masjid, Kudroli Juma Masjid, Juma Masjid adjacent to Sayyid Madani Dargah, Salsabeel Masjid in Ullal and Huda Masjid in Thokkottu also attracted large number of believers.
Meanwhile, police units in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Bhatkal beefed up security in the areas where Masjids are located, particularly in and around the twin cities. Police constables were also seen keeping vigil in some of the Masjids.
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