Muslims of the Balkan countries performed a festive prayer
Muslims of the Balkan countries performed a festive prayer
Muslims living in the Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo filled mosques to perform festive prayer.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hundreds of people gathered to perform a festive prayer at the Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque in the historic Ottoman bazaar of Bascharshia. President of the Islamic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Huseyin Kavazovic said in his speech after prayer: "Ramadan, the month of mercy, forgiveness and salvation of Allah from suffering, has passed. Last night we said goodbye to him with some sadness and said goodbye to many good things that he brought us. We are very happy to welcome our holiday this morning."
Hundreds of Bosniaks gathered for a festive prayer at the Ferhat Pasha Mosque in Banjaluka.
On the other hand, festive prayer was enthusiastically observed in mosques all over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro
Muslims in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, held a festive prayer at the Bayrakli Mosque, the only mosque in the city.
In Serbia, the Ramadan holiday was also enthusiastically welcomed in the mosques of the Sanjak district, where the Bosnian population is densely populated.
In Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, a festive prayer was performed at the mosque of the same name, and Muslims living in the city of Sisak performed a festive prayer at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Islamic Cultural Center.
Festive prayers were also held in all mosques of the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica and other cities.
North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo
The central ceremony on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Northern Macedonia was held at the Mustafa Pasha Mosque in the capital Skopje under the auspices of the Islamic Union of Northern Macedonia (for Religious Affairs). The program featured anthems in Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian.
The sermon on the occasion of Eid al-Adha was delivered by the President of the Islamic Union of Northern Macedonia Shakir Fetahu in Albanian and Macedonian.
In Albania, the central program of this holiday was traditionally held on Skanderbeg Square in the capital Tirana with the participation of thousands of Muslims. As part of the program, the Holy Quran was read and prayers were performed.
In Kosovo, Muslims also filled mosques on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The central ceremony in the capital Pristina was held at the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque with the participation of Naim Ternava, President of the Islamic Union of Kosovo.
In his sermon, Ternava called for the protection of the family as the main element of society
After the prayer service, the townspeople, according to the festive tradition, visited the graves of their relatives and friends in the city cemeteries.
