As the Crescent Moon appeared in the sky yesterday, worldwide Muslims are celebrating Ramadan festival. President Pranab Mukharjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice president Ansari extended their wishes to Muslim fraternity.
On the eve of Ramadan, muslims across the state are offering prayers to Allah. They are congregating at the Edgah grounds in their places en mass and praying God. Cutting across the parties, all leaders of the state, right from Congress, Telugu Desam, YSRCP, TRS to BJP, CPM, CPI wished Muslims on this occasion. In Hyderabad, there is celebration all over. Muslims shopped till the late hours of yesterday night. They bought new clothes, footwear and sweets. Special prayers were held at Macca masjid, Meer Aalam Edgah, Nampalli Ek Minar. Due to this special prayers, Police made many traffic diversions. Old city, the bastion of Muslims, is reverberating with festive fever.
Muslims observe fast all the day for one full month and end it on Ramadan day. Halims is one special dish(a wheat porridge, made with mutton, nuts and spices), taken by Muslims at the time of breaking fast.
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