Lucknow, March 28 -- The Alvida ki Namaz, held on the last Friday of the Ramazan month, was held peacefully across Uttar Pradesh amidst tight security arrangements, official sources said here.
Sources said that in the state capital Lucknow, members of the Muslim community offered namaz at all important mosques, including Jama Masjid and Tile Wali Masjid, following the appeals of the religious leaders not to offer prayer on roads and rooftops.
In Varanasi, special security arrangements were made around the Gyanvapi mosque complex where namaz was held peacefully.
The last Friday prayer of the month of Ramzan was performed peacefully in mosques in the Moradabad division. Imam Maulana Dr. Syed Mohammad Hashim of Madrasa Islamia Arabia, Jama ...