Ujjain : A graceful end to the Holy Month of Ramadan Kareem yet again this year was greeted by the advent of the first day of Shawwal, which is celebrated as Eid-ul-Fitr, here on Friday.
The Dawoodi Bohra Community across the globe strictly complied with the Holy Month of Ramadan, with all their devotion to the Almighty Allah and his Messenger, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. The Dawoodi Bohra community celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr with gaiety, a grand show of brotherhood and reverence.The day started with the mandatory morning prayers (Fajr), which was followed immediately by the Eid Prayers by Qadri Masjid Amil Hamjabhai. The wee hours of morning saw all members of the community, be it the elderly, young or children, walking along the path to their respective Masjids, dressed mostly in their best white attire, donning Zari caps. The later part of the day saw the families visiting the Bohra colonies in their new and crisp Eid dresses and footwear, visiting their elderly, relatives and friends. Where on one hand the Masjids wore a decorated look, on the other hand the Bohra dominated colonies; specially the Bohra Bakhal and Qadri Mohalla area sported a highly festive look, with people greeting each other.
Representatives of both political parties including BJP and Congress reached the Majare Najmi and congratulated Amil Hamjabhai. From BJP Minister Paras Jain, city party president Iqbal Singh Gandhi, divisional organising secretary RakeshDagor and Jagdish Agrawal reached the Majar-e-Najmi. While a delegation led by District Congress Committee president Anant Narayan Meena, including former Member of Parliament Satyanaryan Pawar, former MLA Rajendra Bharti, Zila Panchayat president Mahesh Parmar, Yogesh Vyas and Chetan Yadav, also congratulated the Bohras.
