Eidul Azha is being celebrated across Pakistan today (Wednesday) with religious fervour to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS).
The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the well-being of the Ummah and for the country’s progress, prosperity, and security. Congregational prayers were held across the country to mark the religious festival, along with sermons highlighting the significance of the event and the philosophy behind sacrifice.
In the federal capital, the main Eid congregation was held at Faisal Mosque where federal ministers, politicians and parliamentarians present in Islamabad, Muslim diplomats and notables joined thousands of faithful in prayers. After offering Eid prayers, the faithful slaughtered their sacrificial animals in pursuance of Sunnat-e-Ibrahimi. The meat of sacrificed animals was distributed among relatives and the poor.
In Lahore, main Eid congregation was held at Badshahi Mosque while in Rawalpindi, main Eid congregation was held at Liaquat Bagh, while in Karachi‚ large congregations were held at Gulshan-e-Jinnah‚ Nishtar Park‚ National Stadium and Eidgah Nazimabad.