People around the world marked Eid Al Fitr yesterday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed Eid Al Fitr prayers along with citizens at Lusail praying area. H H the Amir wished that God Almighty would bring the blessed Eid Al Fitr to the Arab and Islamic ummahs with glory, goodness and prosperity and expressed sincere congratulations to all the Arab and Islamic Ummah, wishing them glory, goodness, and prosperity. H H the Amir also received well-wishers at Lusail Palace in the morning and afternoon.
Around 34,000 worshipers gathered at the Education City Stadium, a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 venue, for the Eid Al Fitr prayer for the second consecutive year.
Delivering the Eid sermon yesterday Sheikh Dr. Thaqeel Sayer Al Shammari asked the people to remember on this day what the people of Gaza are suffering from in terms of oppression and aggression, and to never forget the blood of martyrs, the tears of orphans, and the squealing of mothers who lost their children.
This time the celebration of Eid Al Fitr around the world was muted as instead of blessing and happiness the day saw more unrelenting violence in Gaza by the Israeli forces, who struck a home in a refugee camp killing many including children. Preachers around the world in their sermons called on people to pray for Muslims in Gaza who were suffering after six months of war.
As the unjustified aggression and violence against the Palestinians continued the Eid celebrations were muted all over the world as the worsening crisis in Gaza lingered on.
The United Nations and other agencies have warned about the dire living conditions in Gaza, and they have repeatedly said that the territory is on the verge of famine if aid is not sent on an urgent basis to the area. Millions are crammed into camps around the city of Rafah, which is now facing the possibility of violence from the occupation forces.
News agencies reported from the besieged territory of people marking the festival with whatever little they have and hoping for the mindless massacre to end.
They quoted a Rafah resident who is a victim of the war, but keeping up the spirit of the day, saying that “despite the pain and massacres, we will show our happiness in these difficult circumstances. We don’t care about the war; we will live Eid like other Muslims and show our happiness to the displaced people and families of martyrs and detainees.”
