Summary Locals were asked to park their cars at least 100 yards away from the prayers meet
LAHORE (Dunya News) – First day of Eidul Azha is being celebrated on Tuesday across the country with religious fervour and enthusiasm.
Eid prayers were offered by huge congregations everywhere, biggest of which was seen at Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, where thousands showed up.
In Karachi, big gatherings were seen in Memon Mosque of Bolton Market and almost all the open grounds among other places in the metropolis.
In Lahore, biggest congregation was witnessed in Badshahi Mosque, as like every Eid, be it Eidul Fitr or Eidul Azha. Security is on high-alert across Punjab and Sindh among other provinces.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with his sons and Hamza Shahbaz Sharif offered Eid prayers in Raiwind of Lahore.
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Big gatherings for prayers were also seen in capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar and that of Balochistan, Quetta.
Tight security arrangements have been made across Punjab especially the provincial capital. Over 6,000 police personnel have been deployed across Lahore after their Eidul Azha holidays were cancelled.
Dedicated sites for personnel of law enforcement agencies in context of security are mosques and other installations where Eidul Azha prayers were offered in different areas.
Dolphin Force is accompanying the Punjab Police to make this auspicious day safe for all the people in Punjab amid a constant security threat after Taliban started hitting innocent people and resorted to terrorism in 2004.
According to the details, men had to go through different security checks before entering mosques in their areas in the morning today including walk-through gates and metal detectors while CCTV cameras and barriers were also used.
Special instructions have been issued regarding parking of vehicles near Eidul Azha prayer gatherings.
Locals have been asked to park their cars at least 100 yards away from the prayers meet. Besides the arrangements made inside the city, all the entry and exit points of the provincial capital have been issued high-alert.
It should also be noted here that combing and operations are also underway in different areas of Lahore.
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Eidul Azha
Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) set an unmatched example for Prophet Muhammad s followers and his obedient ummah to have such a level of affection towards the religion and the Almighty that each one of us should be able to lay down our son to sacrifice him if need be, for the religion.
Ibrahim (AS) took a dream he saw as a demand of the Almighty off him to sacrifice his son.
The prophet s son, much like his father and one of the most obedient followers of the religion, did not put up any resistance and asked Ibrahim (AS) to put his knife on his neck and do what the Almighty wanted off him.
As soon as the prophet, sent to show the right path to the people, held the position, the Almighty offered a sheep through one of his countless angels and stated, as paraphrasing of the ayyah in Holy Quran would go, that Ibrahim s (AS) sacrifice was accepted judging him by his intentions and he should spare the life of his son now sacrificing a sheep instead.
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