NO Eid Prayers in Mosques due to COVID-19; Dept. Muslim Religious Affairs

COLOMBO (News 1st); Eid Prayers will not be permitted at any Mosque in Sri Lanka on the upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr festival day, said the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs on Monday (10).

The statement said all Mosques in Sri Lanka should be kept closed on Eid day and all Muslims are encouraged to pray at home with their families and restrict their movements.

The decision was made by the Wakf Board of Sri Lanka, said the statement.