Eid 祈りs at Croke Park `symbol of 宗教的な まとまり during pandemic´
持つ／拘留するing Eid 祈りs at Dublin’s “iconic” Croke Park sports ground is a powerful symbol of 宗教的な まとまり during the pandemic, an Islamic leader has said.
The 82,000-seater Gaelic 運動競技の 協会 (GAA) stadium is synonymous with Irish 身元.
Two hundred worshippers wearing 直面する masks and surrounded by empty terraces rolled out their 祈り mats on a manicured grass pitch 普通は used to host major Gaelic football matches.
Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, from the Irish イスラム教徒 Peace and 統合，差別撤廃 会議, 配達するd part of his speech in Irish and paid 尊敬の印 to Ireland’s tradition of welcome and inclusivity ? “cead mile failte”.
He said: “This pandemic has brought with it some blessings.
“If not for this pandemic we probably would not have been here.
“If it was not for this pandemic our communities would not have been 部隊d.
“We understand as humans we are in this together and we are having the same challenges.”
Croke Park was made 利用できる by the GAA to 容易にする social distancing on a special 宗教的な day for イスラム教徒s.
Leaders of カトリック教徒, Protestant and ユダヤ人の 約束s in the city …に出席するd, 同様に as a 上級の 代表者／国会議員 of the Irish 政府.
Dr Umar Al-Qadri said: “We are all showing together a message of peace, a message of まとまり, a message of humanity.”
He 追加するd that many people are putting their lives at 危険 working in the health service, and paid 尊敬の印 to Dr Syed Waqqar Ali, the eighth healthcare 労働者 in the 明言する／公表する to die from Covid-19, earlier in July.
After a month of 急速な／放蕩なing for Ramadan, Eid is 普通は a time for イスラム教徒s to 会合，会う, pray and celebrate.
Friday’s Eid Al Adha 落ちるs later in the year than Eid Al Fitr.
It 祝う／追悼するs the 乗り気 of the prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an 行為／法令／行動する of obedience to God.
The 宗教的な leader said Ireland had 論証するd it is an open and 受託するing society に引き続いて his request to use Croke Park.
He 追加するd: “This is a country that is proud of its 多様制 and embraces those who become part of the society.
“Which place is most iconic and 象徴的な? Of course it is Croke Park.”
He said the 儀式 had sent out a strong message that Ir eland is a country of cead mile failte ? a hundred thousand welcomes.
“No 事柄 your differences, no 事柄 how different you are, once you come and live here and become part of the society, this island of Ireland has this unique ability to 可決する・採択する you in a way that you become part of society,” he said.
He referred to St Patrick, the Welsh missionary who spread Christianity and has become synonymous with Irishness.
Dr Al-Qadri said Croke Park is part of Ireland’s デオキシリボ核酸, something every person has been brought up with.
He 追加するd that Friday’s event was the first 完全にする broadcast on 明言する／公表する television, RTE, of Eid in a 非，不，無-イスラム教徒 大多数 country.
