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Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated today

Dunya News

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm across the country today.

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated today (Saturday) in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice offered by Hazrat Ibrahim and his son Hazrat Ismail in the fulfillment of the divine order.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 the federal capital will be held at the Faisal Mosque. Eid congregations will also be held in cities, towns and villages across the country.