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`Eid Al-Fitr & COVID-19: Here’s How Muslims Celebrated Feast

AboutIslam & News Agencies
25 May, 2020

Millions of Muslims worldwide have marked `Eid Al-Fitr festival that wraps up the month-long month of Ramadan on Friday, amid fears of coronavirus pandemic, while observing social distancing.

The three-day `Eid Al-Fitr festival is one of the two main religious celebrations in Islam, together with `Eid Al-Adha.

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While many countries banned Eid prayers at mosques or public places, some countries allowثي Muslims to observe public prayer while maintaining safety precautions.

But with many countries still under coronavirus restrictions, `Eid looked very different for many this year.

Here is a selection of photos that showcase the diverse ways Muslims celebrating `Eid in several places, as gathered by BBC and Money Control.

  • Crowds gathered at this mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
    Crowds gathered at this mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
  • Palestinians attended prayers on Sunday morning, despite fears about the spread of coronavirus
    Palestinians attended prayers on Sunday morning, despite fears about the spread of coronavirus
  • The densely-populated territory, whose health system was already under pressure before the pandemic, reported its first virus-related death on Saturday
    The densely-populated territory, whose health system was already under pressure before the pandemic, reported its first virus-related death on Saturday
  • Worshippers pictured here in Djibouti, East Africa on Sunday
    Worshippers pictured here in Djibouti, East Africa on Sunday
  • In Rome, staff used thermoscanners to check the body temperature of worshippers
    In Rome, staff used thermoscanners to check the body temperature of worshippers
  • And here in Peshawar in Pakistan, workers sprayed disinfectant in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19
    And here in Peshawar in Pakistan, workers sprayed disinfectant in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19
  • Volunteers in face masks handed out gloves at the entrance to the Heart of Chechnya Mosque in Grozny
    Volunteers in face masks handed out gloves at the entrance to the Heart of Chechnya Mosque in Grozny
  • People wore protective gloves and masks and maintained social distancing in Tehran
    People wore protective gloves and masks and maintained social distancing in Tehran
  • But other countries still saw large crowds gather. This image shows prayers in Albania
    But other countries still saw large crowds gather. This image shows prayers in Albania
  • A family offers Eid al-Fitr prayers at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in London. [Image- AP]
    A family offers Eid al-Fitr prayers at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in London. [Image- AP]
  • A Kashmiri girl watches from inside her house as men offer Eid prayers in the premises of a residential building in Srinagar. [Image- AP]
    A Kashmiri girl watches from inside her house as men offer Eid prayers in the premises of a residential building in Srinagar. [Image- AP]
  • A family offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London. [Image-REUTERS]
    A family offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London. [Image-REUTERS]
  • Muslim family at home eating food to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London. [Image-REUTERS]
    Muslim family at home eating food to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London. [Image-REUTERS]
  • A family sits in a garden in Surbiton, London, to mark the end of the month of Ramadan.[Image- REUTERS]
    A family sits in a garden in Surbiton, London, to mark the end of the month of Ramadan.[Image- REUTERS]
  • Kids of a Muslim family pray at a rooftop of their residence during the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Reuters)
    Kids of a Muslim family pray at a rooftop of their residence during the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Reuters)