With no congregational prayers or family gatherings, Salsabiel Mujovic has been worried that this year’s Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr will pale. But Mujovic and many Muslims in the U.S. are trying to bring home holiday cheer amid the coronavirus gloom.
In this May 23, 2020, image from video, Liyana Mujovic, 2, her sister Suhaila, 5, and a group of friends decorate cookies for Eid al-Fitr over Zoom as they celebrate the end of a month-long fast, marking the end of Ramadan.
“We’re used to, just like, easily going and seeing family, but now it’s just like there’s so much fear and anxiety,” she said. “Growing up, I always loved Eid. ... It’s like a Christmas for a Muslim.” The Eid prayer normally attracts particularly large crowds. The Fiqh Council of North America, a body of Islamic scholars, encouraged Muslims to perform the Eid prayer at home.
While some are eager for mosques to re-open, Qadhi said, “We don’t want to be a conduit for the situation exacerbating. We need to think rationally and not emotionally.” “Eid is important but more important is the health of the people,” said Maulana Abdulrahman Patel, the imam. “We’ve been taking a lot of precautions,” and not acting on “sentiments or emotional feelings,” he said, adding they have been consulting with health and other officials.
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