PRIME Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday joined Muslims at the Peter’s Hall Masjid, East Bank Demerara to commemorate Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan or the month of fasting.

The Prime Minister extended greetings to the gathering, pointing out that Ramadan is an important month, one that carries a message of precepts and lessons which are well recognised for all people, in all religions.

“For us in Guyana, development is probably at the beginning and the ending of our agenda. We do want development, in particular we want material development, we want our country to be developed and we all want the opportunity to make a better life for all of us here in Guyana,” he emphasised.

The Prime Minister also noted that in the effort to make a better material life, that certain other things are not sacrificed.
He said that during Ramadan, “we learn that we can voluntarily deprive ourselves of many of the comforts which we worked for such as food, drinks and relationships, and we make this sacrifice from morning to evening and we learn discipline”.

He commended all Muslims who have conformed with the requirements of the holy month, and encouraged them to continue in the spirit of humanity which will aid social harmony in society.
Eid-ul-Fitr brings to an end a month of fasting and worship in which Muslims abstain from food and drink, from dawn to dusk which serves to reinforce the universal values of discipline, care and compassion in the teachings of Islam. (GINA)