Ostorozhno Novosti Telegram-channel and Gazeta.ru, citing a document of the Moscow Department for Ethnic Policy and Inter-Regional Ties, report that the Moscow authorities have advised Muslims to offer Eid al-Fits prayer at home.
The Department has reportedly sent a letter to prefects asking to notify Muslims about the current restrictions in force in the capital in connection with Muslim holiday.
Representatives of the Department press center told Ostorozhno Novosti and Gazeta.ru reporters that the recommendations are related to the Crocus City hall terrorist attack.
Last year, Muslims reportedly offered the Eid al-Fitr prayer at six sites in Moscow.
It is to be noted that in the previous years, thousands of Muslims, who could not fit in mosques in Moscow offered the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the streets.
From the early hours of the morning, Muslims flocked to the Moscow Central Mosque, the Memorial Mosque and the Historical Mosque in the capital.
Special areas were prepared for Eid prayers at more than 30 locations in the Moscow region.
Those who wanted to pray in the mosques in the capital reportedly formed a density in the surrounding metro stations and streets.
The congregation of thousands of people who could not fit into the mosques overflowed into the streets, alleys and parks that were closed to traffic for security reasons.
In the streets where the police took security measures, Muslims stood for Eid prayers on their prayer rugs in the places they found suitable on the streets.
Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fitr means “to purify”; and so the holiday symbolizes the purification after completing the fasting month, which is after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.
Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fitr means “to purify”; and so the holiday symbolizes the purification after completing the fasting month, which is after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.
Eid al-Fitr is one of the major religious holidays that followers of Islam have been observing for centuries. By closing the holy month of Ramadan, it carries a deep moral meaning, encapsulates the joy of renewal, commitment to self-improvement, readiness to do good and help the needy.
On this day, Muslims attend the special Eid prayer (salah). An obligatory charity is paid to the poor and the needy before performing the ‘Eid prayer by all those adult Muslims who are required to pay Zakat. Eid prayer is performed in congregation in open areas like fields, squares or at mosques.
After the prayers, people visit their relatives, friends and acquaintances. Gifts are frequently given; it is common for children to be given small sums of money by adult relatives or friends. It is also common for children to salam parents and adult relatives; they usually get sweeties or money from the adult relatives or friends.
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