On April 17, The BC Premier and MLA’s Honorable Minister Bruce Ralston, Honorable Minister Harry Bains, MLA Jagrup Brar, MLA Mike Starchuk, Honorable Minister MLA Rachna Singh, MLA Jinny Sims, and MLA Garry Begg hosted an Eid al-Fitr celebration at Bombay Banquet Hall, Surrey.

Hundreds of Muslim community members joined on this occasion. The program started with the Holy Quran recitation by Shaikh Hafeez Haris, he also summarized the month of Ramadan blessings.

Premier David Eby said “I want to thank my colleagues for organizing this beautiful event to celebrate the end of Ramadan, you are an amazing diverse community in such a fast-growing city, Surrey. I want to thank Shaikh Hafeez Haris for the introduction to the spiritual context of today’s event and for the reflections. This is not a typical eve for the Muslim community, it is a difficult time when you are breaking your fast since it’s hard not to think about all of the people in Palestine who were so hungry, right now. To think about people in the world who are struggling with the lengthening shadows of war, it reflects on the desperate need for more compassion and love in this world.”

He added, “I think it just reinforces for British Columbians how fortunate we are to have a growing and thriving Muslim community, and the community’s contributions to business, academics, and science. In charities to support, there are such remarkable contributions of the Muslim community worldwide. I wanted to thank you for your remarkable efforts.”