The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani performed Eid Al Fitr prayers along with citizens at the Al Wajba praying area this morning.

The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani also performed the Eid prayers.

The prayers were also performed by HH Personal Representative of the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HE Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, a number of their Excellencies sheikhs, members of the Shura Council, and a number of their Excellencies ambassadors and heads Diplomatic missions in the country.

Sheikh Dr. Thaqeel Sayer Al-Shammari, who is a judge at the Court of Cassation and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council, delivered the Eid sermon in which he recalled the blessing of God to his worshipers on such a day, making it an Eid for the people of Islam, after completing fasting and qiyaam.

The Sheikh also demonstrated in his sermon the importance of gratitude to Allah as one of the most important places of worship for which the believers are rewarded, calling on the congregation of worshipers to increase their gratitude to Allah for the blessing of faith, and for the blessing of security, stability and reassurance.

He also called for the Ummah's unity to stand up and lift injustice and aggression from Al-Aqsa Mosque, and support the oppressed.

The prayer was held amid precautionary measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).