Days Of Palestine – Occupied Jerusalem
The Higher Islamic Commission (HIC) in Occupied Jerusalem, the Council for Waqf and Islamic Affairs, and the Supreme Council of Fatwa, an Islamic body based in eastern Jerusalem, called on all mosques around the city to close on Eid al-Adha, and for Muslims to head toward al-Aqsa mosque compound to perform the Eid prayer.
The three Islamic bodies in a statement issued today stressed the need for Muslims to head toward al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third holiest site, on Sunday, first day of Eid, in response to calls made by Jewish groups, known as 'Temple Mount’ organizations, to prevent Muslims from entering the mosque and allow the intrusion of settlers to mark the so-called Tisha B’Av, which coincides with Eid al-Adha, to mourn the destruction of the biblical temples.
Eid begins on Sunday, August 11, and ends on the evening of Thursday, August 15.
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