UAE residents pledge to have a safe Eid Al Fitr amid Covid-19
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Residents are determined not to undo the good work of their frontline heroes .
UAE residents are looking forward to celebrating Eid-Al-Fitr on Thursday (May 13), despite the dark shadows of the raging Covid-19 pandemic on the third Eid in a row, and complying with all precautionary norms announced by the authorities to win over the contagion challenge.
The devouts are determined not to “undo the good work of their frontline heroes”.
Though the Covid-19 curve has started to flatten amid an aggressive vaccination drive, the authorities have warned that any kind of irresponsible behaviour such as get-togethers can lead to a surge in new infection and the recovery graph may turn upside down in no time.
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We need to focus on things like anger management, emotional intelligence, tolerance and gratitude to be more productive in Ramadan.
Ramadan is now just a few days away and in order to make the most of the holy month, both physically and spiritually, it’s best to prepare your mind and body.
Have you ever welcomed Ramadan with intense passion only to feel ‘burnt out’ after just a few days of fasting? When it happens, one would eventually spend most of the day lazing around and sleeping on the pretext of fasting. To address this, Islamic teacher Sadaf Ather said one must enter the holy month with the ‘correct approach’.
Rain prayers in UAE: Residents pray for prosperity and a better year ahead
Ashwani Kumar and Saman Haziq/Abu Dhabi Filed on December 18, 2020
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It wasn t the first time rain prayers were offered in the country.
Salat Al Istisqa, the special prayer for rain, was offered across the UAE on Friday. There was no azaan, the call to prayer, but people gathered early at mosques in supplication, praying to Allah to bless the country with rain.
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Abdullah Farooqui, a former imam for more than three decades in Abu Dhabi, explained that it is not an annual prayer but offered only when there is a requirement for it. Salat Al Istisqa, he said, is part of the customs and traditions of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).