Eidul Adha being celebrated with religious zest

KARACHI: Eidul Adha is being celebrated in all small and lage cities of Paksitan with with religious zeal and religious fervour today (Wednesday), Geo News reported Wednesday.

After Eid prayers, camels, cows, goats, rams and sheep are being sacrificed to revive the Sunnah of the Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS). This process will continue all three days of Eid festivities.

The biggest Eid congregation in the federal capital was held at Shah Faisal Mosque.

People at Eidgahs prayed to Allah Almighty for strengthening national solidarity, prosperity, integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan and the liberation of all occupied Muslim territories, including held Jammu and Kashmir.

Scholars from different schools of thought delivered special sermons to highlight the significance of the day and the purpose of the sacrifice rendered by Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) centuries ago.

A large number of people migrated to their hometowns to mark the Eidul Azha. Scores of congregational prayers were held early in the morning followed by slaughter of sacrificial animals for the next three days till Friday before sunset.

In Karachi, the biggest congregation was held at Nishter Park. Besides, a number of Eid prayer’s congregation were held across the metropolis wherein religious scholars delivered special sermons in accordance with the day.

In Lahore, the mass congregation was held at the historic Badshahi Mosque where more than one lakh people offered Eid prayers.

Other congregation were held at Data Darbar, Jamia Naeemia, Mansoora and open places. Special prayers were offered for national integrity and solidarity and for the liberation of occupied Muslim territories including Indian-occupied Kashmir.

Meanwhile, the sale of sacrificial animals could not pick momentum this year because of price hike as most people stayed away from buying animals.

The city district governments of the major cities finalised arrangements for cleanliness during the Eid days as majority of the people throw offal of the sacrificial animals on roads and streets.

However, special instructions have been given to the staff of Solid Waste Management (SWM) to continue patrolling on the city roads to lift the waste and to keep the city clean.