The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (Thursday). On this auspicious occasion, we extend our very best wishes and greetings to the countrymen, our readers and well-wishers.
Some 4,500 years ago the Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) who willingly submitted to the will of his father to please Allah. But the Almighty in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be sacrificed.
The deep obedience and devotion Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) showed to Allah by taking steps to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) at the directives of Allah is incomparable in the history of the world. Being inspired by the spirit of sacrifice of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), we hope we all will devote ourselves to the welfare of the country.
The festival will begin with the offering of Eid prayers by tens of millions of Muslims at mosques and Eidgahs throughout the country. After the prayers, a special munajat will be offered seeking divine blessings for peace, progress and prosperity of the country and welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
The prayers will be followed by sacrificing of animals in the name of Allah. This holy ritual teaches Muslims to sacrifice their precious things for the sake of Almighty Allah.
On the other hand, with the holy Eid-ul-Azha just around the corner, the mass exodus of the homebound people from the capital Dhaka began since Monday afternoon.
We all should
follow the teachings and ideals
of Eid-ul-Azha to build a peaceful and
amiable society
However, the mad rush of home-bound people reached its peak on Tuesday as most holidaymakers were leaving the capital to celebrate the religious festival with their near and dear ones.
The government and transport operators have to take extra cautionary measures to ensure safe journey for the holidaymakers as the rush has already got momentum during monsoon this year. Surveillance and monitoring by the different law enforcement agencies will have be beefed up to stop crimes during the holy Eid-ul-Azha across the country.
Commerce Ministry will have to maintain the supply chain in collection, preservation, transportation and sale of rawhides of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. Therefore, it will have to ensure rawhides’ proper marketing and take measure against smuggling of rawhides.
We believe the authorities of capital Dhaka’s two city corporations, other metropolitan cities and district towns will be able to remove the waste of sacrificial animal within 24 hours from the day of Eid-ul-Azha like previous year. On the other hand, affluent people, businessmen and elite people of the society have to stand by distressed people during the Eid.
The spirit of sacrifice of Eid-ul-Azha is a unique example of showing respect and love to almighty Allah. We all should follow the teachings and ideals of Eid-ul-Azha to build a peaceful and amiable society.