The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has claimed that the the Eid ul-Fitr prayer congregation on Friday was the largest ever prayer congregation in Maldives.
Haveeru reported that more than 17,000 people attended the congregation at the Islamic Centre, including 2,500 women,.
The Ministry’s Assistant Director Ahmedullah Jameel told Haveeru that the upper floor dedicated to women and with a capacity of 1700 was completely full.
“The mosque alone has a capacity of 8,000 people,” Jameel said, adding that some people prayed outside in Jumhoory Maidhaan..
The prayer was led by State Minister for Islamic Affairs Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, urging during his sermon for Muslims not to respond with extremism to the actions of Florida Pastor Terry Jones, who proposed a ‘Burn a Quran Day’ on September 11 but later publicly withdrew the threat.
President Mohamed Nasheed and senior government officials also attended the Eid prayer, Haveeru reported.
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