Festivals

Paikis are mostly those people whose families vow to make them as ‘Paik’ during Muharram each year if their wish is fulfilled [Representative image] Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): The Shia Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur has decided not to take out the Paiki procession on Muharram this year to avoid …

Earlier Saudi Arabia said Saturday July 30, 2022 will be the first day of the Islamic New Year 1444 AH Muharram 2022 Moon Announcement India and Pakistan Live Updates: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh officially confirmed that Muharram 2022 Moon is not spotted anywhere in the two countries on Friday (July …

Padma Lakshmi. Padma  Lakshmi said “true spirituality” has no place for hatred. MUMBAI — Expressing her concern over the prevalent “widespread anti-Muslim” rhetoric in the country,  Indian American supermodel and author Padma Lakshmi said people of all faiths should be able to live peacefully in “this ancient, vast land” and …

Zakat is one of Islam’s five basic tenets (sometimes known as the five pillars). As a result, it is a mandatory act, and all Muslims are required to pay Zakat if they satisfy specified criteria. The goal of Zakat is to cleanse one’s property as well as one’s spirit. Zakat is …

Hafiz Mohammed Junaid, 16, who was killed by a mob in a Delhi-Haryana local train on June 22, 2017, two days before Eid. — File photo SIGNS OF THE TIMES Humra Quraishi I do realise that Eid-ul-Fitr is about three weeks away but seeing the ongoing onslaught on the Muslim …

Amid unrest, Karaga festival to be celebrated by both Muslims, Hindus in K’taka on Apr 16. BENGALURU – Amid social unrest and boycott calls of Muslim traders and sculptors, Bengaluru — the Silicon Valley of India — is all set to celebrate annual Karaga festival, known as a symbol of harmony …

New Delhi: In two instances, Delhi governmental bodies withdraw circulars which granted Muslim employees a concession from work during Ramzan. The withdrawal came about after opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Within hours of issuing a circular allowing its Muslim employees a two-hour break from work daily during Ramzan, …

BHOPAL – A Bhopal based Congress MLA Arif Masood has raised objections over a circular issued by the party office asking the cadres to celebrate the upcoming ‘Ram Navami’ and ‘Hanuman Jayanti’ and to recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’. Masood, who is a prominent Muslim leader of the Congress in the city, …

The Minister also said that over two lakh people from India went for Hajj in 2019 – the last time when the annual pilgrimage took place without any restrictions New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that it was for the Saudi Arabian government and not …