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Eid-Ul-Fitr Celebrations Bring Over 8000 Devotees

to Islamic Center of Naperville

CHICAGO, IL

n Monday May 2nd, Muslims
from all over the Naperville
Oand suburb areas joyfully bus-
tled into the Embassy suites and two
locations of ICN to join the celebra-
tions of Eid Ul-Fitr. While there were
various venues that held Eid prayers
throughout the region, the largest
turnouts were at the Naperville where
arrangements for Eid prayers were
made by the Islamic Center of Naper-
ville (ICN) in five spells, at 7:30 am,
at 8:30 am, 9:00 am,10: 00 am, and
at 11:30 am. The Imam for the first
session of the Eid prayers was Shay-
akh Ismail Al-Qadhi, Shayakh Omar
Hedroug, for second session, Dr. Ab-
dullah Ansari for the Third session,
Shayakh Rizwan Ali for the fourth
session and Wali Khan for the fifth
session. Over 8000 devout Muslims,
including prominent Businessmen,
Professionals, and Community Lead-
ers, attended the Eid prayers.
Women in vibrant colored dress-
es, men in ethnic outfits and chil-
dren, smiling and laughing, filled the
parking lots and poured into all the
three locations. Volunteers of the Eid
Committee of the ICN open-heart-
edly welcomed the incoming persons
so as to ensure that every one of them
was able to partake in the Eid prayers,
without any inconvenience. Despite ebrate the day of Eid by giving gifts
the large numbers, the volunteers of and having fun.
the ICN and board members were Kashif Fakhruddin, President,
able to direct the crowds effortlessly ICN, stated that the month of Ra-
and efficiently. madan is a blessed month in which
Imam and Residential Scholar the Holy Quran was revealed. He
of the ICN, Rizwan Ali, delivered an stated that the month of Ramadan
inspiring talk the peace and tranquil- is an occasion for spiritual uplifting,
ity people achieved during the month softening the heart and humbling
of Ramadan. This happiness was due oneself, sharing and caring, seeking
to many factors, but he emphasized forgiveness from Allah SWT, extend-
the importance of leaving sin and be- ing forgiveness to others, and seeking
ing consistent, sincere, and dedicated mercy of Allah SWT and praying for
to continuing the good deeds estab- the same to others. “The ICN com-
lished during Ramadan. He gave munity, which comprises over 4,500
practical ways that people can make families, representing heritages from
fasting, attending the Mosques, recit- many different countries, address-
ing the Quran, and giving charity part es the needs of Muslims as well as
of their lives even after Ramadan. He those who belong to other religions.
also prayed for the volunteers that ICN works very closely with people
made Ramadan possible in the com- of other faiths to serve humanity and is a time of sacrifice and reflection. ferences. I wish everyone a blessed
munity and those who were sick and encourages its members to follow Ramadan offers an opportunity to and meaningful Eid-ul-Fitr. We ex-
unable to attend, and those facing the principles of Tolerance, Justice, reaffirm our commitment to peace tend our warmest wishes to the Mus-
difficulties and hardships locally and Peace and Progress”, added Kashif and justice through the power of lim community of Illinois on this oc-
abroad. He ended by encouraging Fakhruddin. faith. Ramadan reminds us that our casion”, said Board members of ICN.
the congregation to rejoice and cel- “The sacred month of Ramadan common bonds far outweigh our dif- --Asian Media USA

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