Devotees offer namaz on Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid
News | August 01, 2020 9:35 ISTDevotees offered prayers on Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Devotees offered prayers on Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Delhi's famous Jama Masjid reopened their doors for devotees on July 04. The mosque will remain open from 9 am to 10 pm while following social distancing norms.
The historic Jama Masjid which had closed earlier due to rising COVID-19 cases reopens for the public from Saturday. Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of the mosque said that it will remain open from 9 am to 10 pm while following social distancing norms.
The historic Jama Masjid, which had closed earlier this month due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city, will reopen for congregational prayers (namaz) from July 4, Shahi Imam of the mosque Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Tuesday.
Bukhari had sought public opinion on the matter on Tuesday after his personal assistant, Amanullah, died of Covid-19 in Safdarjung Hospital.
A day after urging the people to offer namaz from their homes amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday, said the mosque would remain closed till June 30.
After taking public opinion and consulting scholars, it has been decided that from Maghreb (sunset) today till 30th June, no congregational prayers will be performed at Jama Masjid: Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid
Sanitisation was done at Fatehpuri Masjid on June 07. Places of worship are set to reopen from June 08, after the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed the opening of places of worship with certain precautionary measures amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Delhi Police distributed paper jackets among people at Matia Mahal market in Jama Masjid area.
The country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr marked low-key celebrations amid lockdown situation due to the coronavirus outbreak as people conducted Eid prayers indoors since mosques were closed due to the ongoing.
Speaking to IANS, Parminder Singh, one of the members, said, "It is not just Masjid but we are also cleaning Churches and temples."
Eid Ul Fitr to be celebrated on May 25 as moon could not be sighted today, Delhi's Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam, Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Saturday.
Eid will be celebrated in the country on May 25 as the moon could not be sighted on Saturday, Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Ahmed Shah Bukhari said.
People offered Namaz at Jama Masjid on May 22. They gathered to offered prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan.
The holy month of Ramzan commenced today.
In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam, Syed Ahmed Bukhari has appealed to people to not invite neighbours at their home to offer Ramzan prayers.
At least 11 members of a family have tested coronavirus positive in Delhi's Jama Masjid area. The cases have emerged from Gali Hakim Ji Wali following which the street and other nearby lanes have been sealed. It is reported that one of the members of the family had returned from England and stayed in quarantine for a long time
sahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that protection of everyone is possible by following Government of India's instruction for Ramzan in wake of coronavirus.
11 of a family in Delhi's Jama Masjid area test coronavirus positive, one member had travel history to England.The cases have emerged from Hakim Wali Gali following which the street and other nearby lanes have been cordoned off.
South-East Delhi Additional DCP Kumar Gyanesh helped Mohammad Aamil when his wife was pregnant and had to visit a hospital near Jama Masjid for a regular check-up amid the lockdown situation.
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