To celebrate the end of Ramadan, Minhaj-ul-Quran Victoria is inviting the community to join Eid in the Park in Mount Cotrell.
Minhaj-ul-Quran Victoria Inc. is a community education and welfare organisation established in October 2011 to cater for the educational, welfare, religious, spiritual, social and cultural needs of the Muslim community of Melbourne and Australia.
This year will be the 13th Eid in the Park hosted by Minhaj-ul-Quran, and the organisation is expecting up to 3500 guests for 2024.
Minhaj-ul-Quran centre director Dr Rafiq Habib said the day will commence with the ritual Eid-ul-Fitr sermon and prayers at 10am followed by a meet and greet session and celebrations.
The activities will include market stalls including food, clothes, face painting and henna, and for kids there will be a jumping castle, fairy floss, an animal farm and more.
“As Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end and completion of one of the five pillars and an obligatory duty (Fasting) of Islam, therefore, at Minhaj-ul-Quran, we feel that it must be celebrated on such a grand level with fullest enthusiasm and passion which reflects the true brotherhood, friendship and community spirit,” he said.
“Bringing the wider community together and sharing with them the happiness and joyfulness of Eid – Through this we aim to build bridges among different communities and promote the unity in diversity and community cohesion.”
“Minhhaj-ul-Quran Victoria is striving for to cater the educational, spiritual, religious, social and cultural needs of the children, youth, women, men and senior citizens of the Muslim community of the Mount Cottrell and the surrounding area.”
Eid in the Park will be held at Minhaj City, Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Victoria, 167-177 Faulkners Road, Mount Cottrell on April 10, subject to moon-sighting.
