“We need not necessarily sacrifice the goat here. The same can be done in flood-affected areas, so that victims can have access to some meat and nutrition in this time of distress.”

Last Friday alone, the trust collected Rs. 10 lakh from devotees across 15 mosques in the city and volunteers have already reached Kerala and Kodagu with relief material, he said. Syed Hamid Mohsin, founder of Salaam Centre, said his family will mark the festival symbolically without any celebrations. “Usually, we buy five sheep and the sacrifice is made in the name of all members in the family. This costs Rs. 1.2 lakh. This time, we will send all this money to flood relief and keep the festivities as minimal as possible,” he said, adding that they had also decided not to cook sweets. “We don’t want to celebrate when our fellow citizens are suffering,” he said.

Feroz, a realtor based in the city, said members of the community were also diverting donations given to mosques, towards relief. “Usually, a certain portion of our earnings are donated to mosques. This time, 50% will go for flood relief,” he said.