Worldwide Muslims Celebrate Ramazan Festival Today

 In Ramazan month Muslims fast during the day to physically undergo the pangs of hunger suffered by the poor, displaying a noble quality of self-sacrifice.

The Colombo Grand Mosque declared  the Ramazan  festival will be celebrated today as the new moon was sighted yesterday. Srilankan Muslims celebrate Ranazan in a grand scale. The Eid al-Fitr or Ramazan festival is celebrated not only in Srilanka,  but by Muslims  all  over the world today (6).

President Maithripala Sirisena issuing a statement to mark the festival said,  it is indeed a universal declaration of equality.   Further the statement reads the Muslim community, collectively shelve the feelings of greed and undertake a common mission of compassion and love towards the humankind displaying mutual respect, peace, reconciliation, generosity and helping the needy.