My dear Muslim community,
After two years of very little to no celebrations, many of you have awaited this Hari Raya with great anticipation and joy. If your spirit has been dampened by the announcement of this year’s Raya which differs from countries in the region, please accept my apologies. For those who rejoiced because of another day of Ramadan and fasting, I hope you found additional solace and comfort in God’s eternal mercy and forgiveness.
I owe the community a huge debt of gratitude for the outpouring of support and encouragement for the work that we do. It has indeed been a very challenging journey of complex and unprecedented challenges. That is the responsibility of the Mufti and his team, to perform ijtihad, a science and an art of finding solutions to new problems. Not everyone will agree, but do not let our disagreements divide this beautiful community.
I appeal to you to remain united and keep to our common bond of in these times of immense challenges for everyone around the world. Never le