The last Friday of Ramadan or Jumu'atul-Widaa' is normally an important moment in the religious calendar but this year mosques and shrines were closed in Kashmir due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Jammu and Kashmir has a total of 1,489 total cases of whom 720 have recovered from the disease, which means the rate of recovery stands at 48 percent, according to local media.

First time No congregational Friday prayers were held in Kashmir on Jumat-ul-Vida(Last Friday of Ramadan). All the shrines and major mosques and local mosques remained shut.


As the coronavirus infections are rapidly growing in Kashmir. In a joint statement, Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema -- a conglomerate of religious organizations -- said that in light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region, precautionary measures need to be adhered to.
Religious gatherings on the occasion of Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Power, Jummat-ul-Vida, last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and Eid al-Fitr will remain suspended, it said.

Muslims all around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which they avoid eating from dawn until sunset.