Muslim faithful in Mombasa on Friday celebrated Eid-ul-Adha with aplomb, with some mosques failing to control the number of worshippers who turned up for prayers. However, the lifting of the cessation of movement in and out of Mombasa helped ensure these celebrations were better marked than Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Adha honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, Ismael, as an act of obedience to God’s command. In Mombasa, thousands of faithful turned up in different mosques. Most of the mosques observed the strict Covid-19 regulations, with some of the worshippers who arrived late forced to pray outside.

Source: The Star July 31, 2020 09:00 UTC