No lighting can be used to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. In addition, the rules of hygiene must be followed in the congregation of Eid-ul-Azhar prayers. The Ministry of Religion has given these instructions in a press release on Thursday (July 8). According to the press release, during the Eid prayers, everyone has to perform ablution from their respective homes and come to the Eidgah or mosque. Soap or hand sanitizer should be kept in the toilets of mosques and Eidgahs to prevent coronavirus infection. Worshipers who come to the congregation for Eid prayers must come after the mask.
In addition, Jain prayers and hats stored in mosques or Eidgahs cannot be used. When performing the Eid prayers, one has to follow the social distance and hygiene rules while standing in the Qatari prayers, and one has to line up every now and then.
It further said that in the case of animal sacrifice, the instructions of the Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Resources have to be followed properly. The local administration, law enforcement agencies, people’s representatives, officials and employees of the Islamic Foundation and the management committee of the concerned mosques have also been requested to implement the directives to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
