Lucknow: Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, member, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and chairman of the Islamic Centre of India, has urged community members not to sacrifice cows during Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid).
He has issued a comprehensive 12-point advisory aimed at ensuring peaceful, lawful, and hygienic celebrations across the country.
“Islamic Centre of India, Lucknow has issued a 12-point Eid-ul-Adha advisory in which the Muslim community has been advised to do qurbani (sacrifice) only on those animals on which there is no legal barrier and especially no qurbani should be done on cows as it is against the law of the land,” Maulana Mahali told ANI.
A massive focus on public order, sanitation, and environmental responsibility during the festival has also been given in the advisory. Muslims have also been requested to avoid using public places for offering namaz.
“We ha
ve also instructed the Muslim community through this advisory that namaz should be offered within Eidgahs and within the premises of the mosque, and while doing qurbani special care should be taken regarding cleanliness and hygiene, and the waste of the animal should not be thrown on the outside, but it should be properly disposed of as per the arrangement made by Nagar Nigams and municipal corporations,” he stated.
“Qurbani should be done only at the designated places; no qurbani should be done at public places or near the lanes or near the roads,” he added.
The advisory also called upon the Muslim community to utilise the occasion to pray for the well-being, prosperity, and relief of the nation from ongoing hardships, Maulana Mahali said.
“After the namaz, special du’as and prayers should be made regarding getting rid of this heatwave and for the security and development of our country. And similarly, special prayers should be made again against any economic crisis as far as our country is concerned,” he said.
Eid Al-Adha or Bakrid, which is likely to be observed on June 27 or 28 this year, also called the ‘festival of sacrifice’ and is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar. It marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.