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Kerala
Muslims celebrate Eid
Monday November 07, 2011 12:14:11 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: Muslims in Kerala Monday offered prayers at mosques and
specially-built prayer centres across the state on the occasion of
Eid-ul-Zuha.
Devout Muslims, dressed in their best, started arriving at prayer
venues since early morning. At most places, there were special
sections for women.
The biggest prayer gatherings were seen in Muslim-dominated
Malappuram district, besides districts like Kozhikode, Kochi and
Thiruvananthapuram.
In Kannur, rains played spoil sport forcing prayers to be held
indoors.
Superstar Mammootty, a devout Muslim, took a day off from films
and was at his home in Kochi.
"I am all alone, my wife and children are in Chennai. This is one
of the rare days I take a break from my profession. Today evening,
I am leaving for Hyderabad to resume the shoot for my film 'The
King and The Commissioner'," said Mammootty.
Eid-ul-Zuha is also known as the festival of sacrifice, when the
Muslims sacrifice goats and other 'halal' animals commemorating
Prophet Ibrahim's great act of faith many centuries ago.
The festival is to celebrate the strong faith of those devoted to
Islam. It coincides with the Haj pilgrimage in Makkah and people
offer prayers in mosques. The sacrificial meat is distributed
after the Eid prayers among family members and friends.
Since Sunday evening there were huge crowds in markets, especially
at mutton stalls, all across the state.
Muslims form 24 percent of the 3.2 crore population in the state.
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