Special prayers mark Bakrid celebrations

Thousands of Muslims participated in the Bakrid special prayers conducted in various parts of four southern districts on Wednesday and offered meat, cash and grocery items to the poor.TNTJ president M

Thousands of Muslims participated in the Bakrid special prayers conducted in various parts of four southern districts on Wednesday and offered meat, cash and grocery items to the poor. TNTJ president M. Shamsul Luha Rahmani, while participating in the prayers organised at Masjid-Ur-Rahman in Melapalayam, said the Muslims should strictly follow charity during Bakrid and Ramzan by helping and feeding the poor. The TNTJ was helping the poor from all religions. After the prayers, the TNTJ sacrificed several sheep and bulls and gave the meat to the poor. “The skin of the sacrificed animals is sold and this proceeds would usually be utilized for the medical treatment and the education of the poor,” he said. State president of Social Democratic Party of India Nellai Mubarack participated in the Bakrid prayers conducted in the Karim Nagar Masjid Huda by Meeran Mohideen Anwari.