ISLAMABAD – The nation is celebrating Eidul Azha today on Saturday with religious zeal and fervour to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismael (AS).
The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for well-being of the Muslim Ummah and peace and prosperity of the country.
Eid prayers congregations were held at mosques, Eidgah, and open places cross the Pakistan. People are now offering sacrificing of animals to follow the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
President Asif Ali Zardari offered Eid prayers in Islamabad while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Model Town Mosque in Lahore.
In their separate messages, the president and premier have felicitated nation on Eidul Azha and called for promoting values of sacrifice and love.
President Asif Ali Zardari has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the entire Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah around the world on the occasion of Eidul Azha, emphasizing the importance of promoting values of sacrifice, love, brotherhood, and unity in our behavior.
“This day revives in us the spirit of faith, sacrifice, selflessness, and brotherhood. I pray that Allah Almighty makes this day a source of blessings, unity, and prosperity for our country and the entire Muslim Ummah. Ameen,” the president said in a message.
He said Eidul Azha commemorates the unparalleled obedience, sacrifice, and submission of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Prophet Ismail (AS).
“These great personalities set a shining example of devotion, loyalty, selflessness, and sacrifice by wholeheartedly submitting to the command of Allah Almighty. This day reminds us that no sacrifice is too great in seeking the pleasure of Allah, and that our individual and collective success lies in obedience to His will,” he added.Drones
In his message, PM Shehbaz Sharif felicitated the Pakistani nation and Islamic world on the occasion of Eidul Azha and urged everyone to keep in their thoughts the people suffering oppression in Palestine and Kashmir.Drones
“I felicitate from the core of my heart the whole Pakistani nation and the Islamic world on the blessed occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and the magnificent Islamic ritual of Hajj.”
“These blessed days remind of the exemplary faithfulness, sacrifice and selflessness of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS),” he added.
He said Allah Almighty liked the devotion, sacrifice and selflessness of these two great personalities so much that he gave status of worship to their acts.
The prime minister prayed Allah Almighty to accept the prayers and sacrifices of the whole Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah.
