Prayagraj: Muslims on Friday offered ‘Alvida Namaz’ at their homes. Alvida Jumma is the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan.
As Covid cases surges across the state, Muslim clerics and scholars had appealed to people to offer ‘namaz’ for ‘Alvida Jumma’ from their homes. The clerics had also appealed to follow Covid-19 safety protocol during the Alvida namaz.
Old city resident and social activist Haseeb Ahmad told TOI that “In view of rising Covid cases and lockdown across the city, people of the Muslim community in Nakhas Kohna, Khuldabad, Chowk, Ghantaghar, Shahganj, Akbarpur, Rasoolpur, Kareli, Gaus Nagar, Rajapur, Noorullah road, Atala, Mandsaur Park, Baidan Tola, and Dariayabad localities offered Alvida namaz at their homes.