Bangladesh: Jumatul Bidah celebrated in Jamiatul Falah Mosque of Chittagong

Md Zakir Hossain

Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan. Some Muslims regard this day as the second holiest of Ramadan and spend a large part of the day in worship. In Bangladesh, large numbers will attend prayers and the largest takes place at the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Jamiatul Falah Mosque is the largest mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh, able to hold 5,000 worshipers. It is located on the south side of WASA Square. To the east of the mosque is a large eidgah that is commonly the location of two of the three largest Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha gatherings in the city.