Eid ul Azha being celebrated today in Pakistan
The nation is observing Eid-ul-Azha, which is all about the spirit of sacrifice, with religious fervour today (Wednesday) by slaughtering animals in the name of Allah following the Sunnah of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
Special prayers will be offered for the prosperity of the country and unity among the Muslim Ummah. It will be followed by offering sacrifices of animals by the faithful in accordance with the Sunnat-e-Ibrahimi.
The main Eid congregation in Lahore will be held at the Badshahi Mosque.
Eid congregations will also be held in cities, towns and villages across the country.
Meanwhile, millions of Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Europe and the US celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on Tuesday. Over 1,500 Eid prayers congregations were held in Britain.
The faithful also sacrificed animals after the Eid prayers.
The Arab world, including Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia as well as Pakistanis in the US and Europe celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on Tuesday.
Following the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), Muslims living in other countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, the UAE and Afghanistan sacrificed animals after offering Eid prayers. The largest Eid congregation was held at Masjid-ul-Haram in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Azha was also celebrated in Syria. Syrians rushed to markets to buy clothes as well as to bundle up for winter amid complaints of exorbitant prices that had forced many to return home empty-handed.
