The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (Monday).The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th day of Zilhaj.
We extend our very best wishes and greetings to the countrymen, our readers, well-wishers and the Muslims across the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. 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 is held following the completion of the yearly Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj.
More than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, praying for hours, especially for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza. Clad in white, worshippers began arriving at dawn for the most gruelling day of the annual rites, ascending the rocky, 70-metre (230-foot) hill where the Prophet Mohammed (SM) had given his last sermon.
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. The Muslims can get the opportunity to purify their souls removing the inner greed, grudge, hatred and other bad things. We hope that this religious festival will bring peace and happiness to all.
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 homebound people from the capital Dhaka began since Thursday afternoon.However, the mad rush of home-bound people reached its peak on Friday as most holidaymakers were leaving the capital to celebrate the religious festival with their near and dear ones. Police forces are firmly committed to making the Eid journeys smooth for all by keeping the traffic normal.Senior officials are also on duty on the streets 24 hours a day in this regard. Simultaneously, 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 different law enforcement agencies will have to 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. It will have to ensure rawhides’ proper marketing and take measure against smuggling of rawhides.
In this regard, authorities concerned will conduct mobile courts during the Eid to stop malpractices.Apart from these, we believe the authorities of capital Dhaka’s two city corporations, other metropolitan cities and district towns will 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 the elite 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 must follow the teachings and ideals of Eid-ul-Azha to build a peaceful and amiable society. We believe the solvent people will make sacrifices to bring smiles on the faces of the poor people.
