Members of the Muslim community in Palamu have decided that no congregation and no Iftaar party will be held this Ramazan, which is to begin in just one or two days.
A prominent Muslim Mumtaz Ahmad Khan alias Basti Mumtaz at present undergoing home quarantine in a locality in Ranchi, who hails from twin places in Palamu district Gurha and Daltonganj said, “I spoke to a good many members of my community with regard to Ramzan and there is the unanimous decision not to have any congregational prayer nor to have any Iftaar party to attend or to host anymore.” A plain and simple affair in Ramzan and all at home reiterated Basti Mumtaz
Basti Mumtaz said, “There would be no going of faithful to mosques either for 5 time namaz or for taraweeh. Imam will give calls of Azaan at its prescribed time.”
Azhar Pappu said, “On Tuesday last we held a meeting in this regard in the godown of one Mustafa Kamal who is head of Muharram Inteezamiya Committee where our members of the community assured administration of our all cooperation like members maintaining social distancing, hand washing, other protocol of lockdown.”
All believing and trusting Palamu SP Linda nevertheless asked his one SDPO Sandip Kumar Gupta to issue a 9 point appeal where except for one point where wearing mask/ cover face has been mentioned as most mandatory without any excuse which applies to all communities the rest of the 8 points of this appeal centre round the Muslims and what police expect from them to do in this ramzan.
Gupta said, “Under order of SP Linda we appeal to youths and elders as well not to take stroll in streets after Iftaar but rest at home as any movement in street will defeat the gains of the entire day confinement in homes.”
SP Ajay Linda said that police officials are going into the remote locales of the district asking both the communities to maintain social distancing and to look towards the almighty and not towards religious places as it is shut under order of the government.
Hussainabad SDPO Vijay Kumar procured a video clip from a very trusted Muslim and in that video clip a highly learned Muslim cleric is heard saying with quotes from Hadith as to how Prophet Saheb has advised the community to take care of oneself and also of those who are sick and pose health risk to others where the Prophet Saheb has asked people to keep distance, maintain hygiene and avoid all kinds of congregation and crowd so as not to spread disease etc.
SDPO Vijay Kumar said, “I have made many Muslim members hear this video who now understand the value of social distancing and avoidance of any congregational prayer and I am sure there will be no fracturing of lock down.”