A video has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad where the Bajrang Dal barred Muslims from offering prayer meeting during Ramzan inside a private warehouse. The video of the Bajrang Dal leader’s statement on the incident went viral.

In the video, Bajrang Dal leader Rohan Saxena can be seen speaking to the media and saying that a man identified as Zakir Hussain had held a prayer meeting inside his own house where they are offering prayers.

The Bajrang Dal leader claimed that the Muslim man started a new tradition of doing Namaz inside his house. He further said that the actions by the actions man were opposed by the locals, as well as the right-wing outfit. The Bajrang Dal leader also claimed that they will not allow such traditions.

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The Bajrang Dal leader further urged the authorities to file cases against the people who are promoting disorder in the state. He further said that they have asked the police to write a complaint against such people.

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Police’s actions

The police who reached the spot advised the Muslim people who were present at the meeting to hold events at houses of worship or their personal houses. The Police also took a confirmation statement to not hold such practices at his personal warehouse.

Twitter reactions

After the video of the Bajrang Dal state chief went viral on social media, many users came forward to add their take on the incident. One user questioned the right-wing outfit and said who gave them permission to pry into someone’s private property at night and termed their act as illegal.

One user wrote and questioned the authorities as they wrote and highlighted that it is the responsibility of the police to give protection to Muslims who pray peacefully. The user further questioned the actions by the police in stopping the prayer altogether.

One user also questioned the grounds on which the Police authorities stopped the Namaz, implying that the police have no jurisdiction over such an incident.

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The crescent moon that marks the start of the holy month of Ramzan has been sighted in the United Arab of Emirates on Friday and today is the first Ramzan in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Taraweeh prayers, special night prayers in Ramadan, have begun in Makkah Masjid, Masjid e Nabawi in Madinah, and other mosques across the Arab from April 1, 2022.

Islamic Hijri calendar is a pure lunar calendar and Muslims in different countries follow different methods to begin Ramzan and other months.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries will see the moon of Ramzan in today evening and will start their fasting from tomorrow.

Majority of Muslims in India follow the tradition of sighing of the crescent moon with naked eye to begin the holy month of Ramadhan. A few scholars have agreed to the use of optical instruments – binoculars or telescope – to sight the new moon.

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However, Saudi Arabia follows a different method to calculate the lunar month while Indian scholars oppose the Saudi system of moon sighting, because of which Ramadhan beginning on different days in Saudi Arabia and India. Eid is also celebrated on different days – generally a day or two earlier in Saudi.

According to astrophysics, sighting of new crescent with naked eye depends on various factors, including cloudy conditions and atmospheric pollution.

For the first time in many years, Ramzan had begun around the globe on the same day in 2018. It was also for the first time in over a decade that Ramzan had begun in India and Saudi Arabia on a common date.

Ramzan (Ramadan or Ramadhan), the ninth month of Islamic calendar, is the holiest month in Islam and Muslims all around the globe keep fast from dawn to dusk. According to Muslim belief, God (Allah) revealed Quran in the holy month of Ramzan.

Ramzan is considered a time for creating discipline, self-control and contemplation on one’s act.

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