Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said during Ramadan, as she joined her Muslim brothers and sisters at various Iftars across the country she was especially touched and inspired by their tremendous community spirit and piety.
In her Eid-ul-Fitr message, she said they reminded her that Eid signifies Allah’s beneficent reprieve after hardship and sacrifice, and a chance to restore lives, communities, and the world to a place of love, harmony, and humanity.
“This is especially relevant in these ongoing times of violence, despair, destruction, and chaos, particularly in crime-ridden T&T and war-torn Gaza, so tragically and inhumanely devastated by Israel’s merciless assaults,” she said.
Persad-Bissessar urged all to recommit to a life of peace, “so that we too, can collectively dispel the evil that stalks our lands, and claim the just rewards promised by the Prophet Muhammad, (Peace Be Unto Him).”
She said with the arrival of the new crescent moon, Muslims in T&T, and across the globe will be celebrating the sacred and significant festival of Eid-ul-Fitr.
She said today ends the holy month of Ramadan, a time of renewal and reflection.
The Opposition Leader added that as Muslims celebrate with family and loved ones, Imam Ali al-Rida said, “The day of Fitr is appointed as Eid so that Muslims have a gathering and come out for the sake of God and praise Him for the blessings they have been given; and the day of Eid is the day of gathering, day of breaking the fasting, day of giving Zakat, day of happiness and day of worship.”