MUZAFARABD: (Parliament Times) In their special message on eve of Eid ul Azha,President Masood Khan,Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider and Info. Minister Mushtaq Minhas have said, “we are grateful to Allah Almighty who blessed us with this auspicious eve yet for another time. We pray that may these happy moments come over and over again in your lives”. Aameen.
President Masood Khan said Eid ul Azha is a day of remembrance of the obedience of Hazrat Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) and the reverence of Hazrat Ismael (Peace be upon him), when these two honoured personalities set an extraordinary example of sacrifice and selflessness. He said Islam regarded this act of submission to Allah Almighty, which we term as Sunnah-e-Ibrahimi, an obligatory practice for the affluent Muslims.
Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said Sacrifice means devoting one’s self for the upholding of high moral values. The slaughter of sacrificial animals is an apparent aspect, however the real spirit lies in fostering the essence of sacrifice and reverence before Allah Almighty.
The sacrifice rendered by people enlivens a society and a nation. This is the basic lesson behind the act of sacrifice. We need to rise above our personal, sectarian and party interests to get rid of extremist approaches and should work on converging our spirits of sacrifice towards the unity of nation and Muslim community world over. This is the basis of Islamic teachings. If we devote our intent of sacrifice on true objectives, this would promote mutual harmony, brotherhood, tolerance and equilibrium in our beloved country,he said.
Mushtaq Minhas said I pray that may Allah Almighty bless us with real happiness of Eid ul Azha and guide us to understand the revered act of sacrifice so that we follow it in its true spirit.