Indonesian Muslims must learn from Tengku Zulkarnain s work: Amin 11th May 2021
Outspoken Muslim preacher Tengku Zulkarnain (right) died on May 10, 2021 while undergoing treatment for a coronavirus infection at the Tabrani Hospital in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. (ANTARA/HO)
Let us continue his good deeds. May Allah subhanahu wa ta ala accept all of his good deeds, forgive his all sins, and grant him the highest place Jakarta (ANTARA) - Vice President Ma ruf Amin has urged Indonesian Muslims to learn from the good deeds of well-respected Muslim preacher Tengku Zulkarnain, who passed away on Monday while being treated for COVID-19.
Eid al-Fitr celebration at Taipei Main Station canceled
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The Eid al-Fitr celebration held outside Taipei Main Station in 2020. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 9 (CNA) A planned Eid al-Fitr celebration originally set to take place early Thursday near Taipei Main Station has been canceled to avoid large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizers announced Sunday.
The celebration for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, was supposed to be held at 6 a.m. on May 13 at a plaza near the station, according to its organizer, the Global Workers Organization (GWO).
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Eid al-Fitr feast canceled
An Eid al-Fitr celebration scheduled to take place at 6am on Thursday near Taipei Railway Station has been canceled to avoid large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the event organizers said yesterday. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, the Global Workers’ Organization said. However, due to the pandemic, the organization and local Indonesian Muslim groups have jointly decided to cancel the gathering, it said, calling on Taiwan’s Muslims to break their month-long fast at home. The cancelation is in response to three people testing positive for the virus after visiting the Taipei Grand Mosque on April 16 for a gathering, it added.
Muslims and non-Muslims in Australia on sharing the spirit of Ramadan
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Ty Randle, Diaswati (Asti) Mardiasmo and her daughter Ariella are sharing Ramadan together.
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The month of Ramadan begins this evening, with Muslims all around the world fasting from dawn to dusk until May 11.
For some, those connections beyond community and faith.
A month for celebrating each other
Ty Randle, who grew up in a Christian household, is celebrating Ramadan and Eid (the festival that follows the month of Ramadan) this year with his Indonesian Muslim partner, Diaswati (Asti) Mardiasmo.
Mr Randle and Dr Mardiasmo first met in 2008, but reconnected and started dating 10 years later in 2019.
The household historic litany has been recited in gatherings in mosques and homes, every Thursday and Sunday, for over 300 years, believed to have been brought to the Cape by Sheikh Yusuf, of Macassar,