ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has greeted Muslims as well as Pakistani expats who are celebrating Eid Al-Adha today, Wednesday.
Pakistan’s central moon sighting committee announced that Eid would fall in Pakistan tomorrow, Thursday, but in the Middle East and much of the rest of the world, the three-day Eid Al-Adha holiday started on Wednesday.
“On the blessed occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, I extend my heartiest greetings to Muslims in general & our overseas Pakistanis in particular who are celebrating this festival today. May Allah bless their lives with peace & prosperity! Ameen,” Sharif said on Twitter.
Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice”, the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Eid Al-Adha commemorates the Qur’anic tale of Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. Muslims believe God stayed his hand, sparing the boy and placing a ram in his place.
The day is marked with the sacrifice of an animal, usually a goat, sheep or cow, and the distribution of the meat among neighbors, family members and the poor.
