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Eid ul-Adha message resonates during these challenging times
Eid ul-Adha is a time normally spent worshipping in our mosques in congregation, visiting loved ones, and celebrating with community. The experience will be very different this year, as the Victorian Muslim community complies with Stage 3 restrictions. During these anxious times, it is worthwhile remembering the essential message of Eid ul-Adha which is about the willingness to sacrifice for the sake of, and in obedience to God. The willingness to support others and to make sacrifices for the greater good is a lesson that we draw from this. Over the past months, members of the Muslim community have had to deal with particularly tough circumstances and have risen to that challenge. The hard lockdown that was imposed on the residents of the public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington caused significant hardship for many Muslim families but the response from them, their fellow residents, and all the community groups that pulled together to ease the burden was nothing short of magnificent. The teachers, students and families of Al Taqwa College in Truganina have also responded with stoicism in the face of unwarranted public criticism of the way the Covid-19 outbreak was managed, and the care and diligence shown by staff should be recognised. Ongoing references to the “Al Taqwa cluster” are misleading, unhelpful, and unfairly tarnish the school. Says ICV President Mohamed Mohideen, “The Muslim community has shown strength and patience during these times of adversity, and like all Victorians, we stand ready to do what is need to get on top of this pandemic”. Eid Mubarak to all. – End – For further information contact ICV Media Spokesperson Adel Salman 0421 059 095Related posts
