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Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has participated in Ramzan celebrations by greeting the Muslims during the special prayers at Eidgha in Siddipet town. Rao, who was in special attire, exchanged greetings with Muslims who were coming out of the Dargha after offering prayers. MLC Farooq Hussain, TRS leaders K Rajanarsu and others also greeted […]
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Hyderabad: Muslims across the city observed ‘Shab-e-Qadr’, also known as Lailatul-Qadr, the night of power, on Thursday night. The event is observed on the 27th of the Ramzan month. The night is considered auspicious as ‘Quran’, was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. Large number of people visited the mosques and attended the congregational prayers. Special […]
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New Delhi: A ‘tiranga yatra’ was taken out by the people of Hindu and Muslim communities in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Sunday, a week after clashes were broken between the two groups during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. People from both the communities appealed for peace and harmony in the region as they waved the national […]
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New Delhi: Members from both the Hindu and Muslim community will take out a Tiranga Yatra on Sunday at the communal violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. The area is still under heavy security cover, however, the permission to take out the proposed Yatra at 6 p.m. has been granted by the Delhi Police. […]
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Karimnagar: On the occasion of Ramadan month, Hira Foundation, a Karimnagar based voluntary organisation, has distributed grocery and new clothes to poor Muslims as well as Imams and Mouzans working in various masques across the erstwhile Karimnagar district. About Rs 2,000 worth gift pack containing rice, cooking oil, pulses and other items and new cloths […]
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Jeddah: The uncertainty of lakhs of Muslims who are eagerly looking forward to undertake the journey of a lifetime Haj, came to an end as Saudi Arabia has decided to welcome foreign Haj pilgrims after a gap of two years. Saudi Arabia has revised the number of Haj pilgrims for this year to one million, […]
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Hyderabad: With the advent of Ramzan month, the pious people have started distributing ‘zakat’, to the needy groups in the society. Muslims calculate the zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam and an obligatory contribution of a certain portion of one’s wealth in support of the poor or needy or for other charitable purposes, […]
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Lucknow: In a seemingly polarised electoral atmosphere that saw a straight contest between the ruling BJP and Samajwadi Party (SP), voters have sent 36 Muslim candidates to the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, two more than the previous Assembly. The newly elected MLAs account for 8.93 per cent of the total 403 legislators in a state […]
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BJP is not sure whether religion as a card will be able to deliver the State for it
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Hyderabad: There were internal disparities among Muslims in the attainment of higher education based on income level, gender, and medium of education, and institutions such as MANUU must give preference to such groups through scholarships, differential fee structure, hostel facility, and remedial coaching classes, said Sukhdeo Thorat, Emeritus Professor, JNU, Centre for the Study of […]
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that talking about various aspects related to the Muslim community without backing it with credible empirical data were usually dismissed as rhetoric.
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday claimed that after Muslims, Christians were the new target of the Hindutva brigade, citing the government’s refusal to renew the FCRA registration for the Missionaries of Charity. Chidambaram, who is senior election observer of the Congress for Goa, also claimed that the mainstream media had banished […]
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Hyderabad: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that a mere FIR against those who called for genocide of Muslims at the Dharam Sansad at Haridwar will not help and demanded their arrest. The Hyderabad MP told reporters here that the organisations who gave the call should be banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act […]
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Karimnagar: Telangana Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar on Tuesday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has introduced numerous schemes for the welfare of Muslims in the State. Vinod Kumar, along with Welfare Minister Koppula Eashwar interacted with Muslim elders and youth at Pittalavada of Jammikunta town on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Vinod Kumar […]
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Hyderabad: Netizens showed their resentment over the decision of the Saudi Arabia government to allow cinema halls in the holy city of Madinah. A call for an online protest against the decision drew wide response with people joining in using the hashtags “#BanCinemaInMadinaShareef”, “#ShameOnYouSaudiGovt”. The protest was trending in the afternoon with several hundreds joining […]
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Mumbai: Wooing the minority community, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reiterated that Muslims have nothing to fear in India, and they must work unitedly with the majority community for the common goal of the country’s progress. Addressing an event — ‘Nation First, Nation Supreme’ — organized by the Pune-based Global Strategic Policy Foundation […]
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The day commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad in Karbala battle centuries ago.
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Scores of people dressed in festive attire gathered at mosques and idgah across the city and attended the Eid prayers. At the Eidgah Mir Alam, the prayers were led by Maulan Rizwan Qureshi, Khateeb Mecca Masjid.
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The holy festival of Eid-ul-Zuha, also known as the 'festival of sacrifice' or Greater Eid, is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar.
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Community elders have called people to celebrate the festival in a cordial atmosphere and take all measures to protect themselves from Covid-19
