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Muslims celebrate another austere Eid-By Dr M. Haris Z Deen Source:Island deenmohamed835@gmail.com For the second year in succession Muslims all over the (not just in Sri Lanka) were confined to their homes restricted from congregation prayers in mosques and partaking in essential Ramadan rituals such as the night congregational prayers (Tharaveeh) and seclusion (I’thiqaf). Muslims are required to believe that none of these happen without the Knowledge and Will of the Almighty Allah. The Qur’an emphatically states in 33:36, “No believing man nor any believing woman should exercise any choice in their affair once Allah and His messenger have decided upon some matter. Anyone who disobeys Allah and His messenger has wandered off into manifest error.” ...