President Md Abdul Hamid on Friday greeted the countrymen and the Muslims across the world on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Saturday in Bangladesh.
In a message, the President said the spirit of sacrifice of Eid-ul-Azha is a unique example of showing respect and love to the almighty Allah.
Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), he said, has set an incomparable example of love, obedience and sacrifice to Allah by taking steps to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) by the directive of Allah, reports BSS.
“Azha means Qurbani (sacrifice). Realising the essence of sacrifice, we will have to be imbued with the mindset of sacrifice and show restraint to pave the way for establishing peace and welfare in society,” Abdul Hamid said.
“If the lesson of sacrifice is reflected in our personal and social life, peace and brotherhood will be established in society,” he said.
The President said this year the Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated at a time when the world community is distraught witnessing a catastrophe arisen out of coronavirus pandemic as many people are in hardship at different parts of the world.
“We all will have to extend our cooperation for the welfare of these people,” he said.
He urged all to become conscious and maintain health guidelines in daily life and movement outside of home to check the spread of coronavirus.
The President also called upon the citizens to sacrifice their animals in government designated places and maintain health guidelines properly in every activity including purchasing cattle and removal of animal wastes.
The head of the state wished the Eid-ul-Azha will bring happiness and instill the ideology of sacrifice into all.
Meanwhile, the President will offer his prayers of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, along with his family members and some senior officials at Bangabhaban Durbar Hall on Saturday morning.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing global crisis due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the traditional Eid prayers with the spontaneous participation of people from all walks of life in capital’s National Eidgah Maidan has also been cancelled.
President’s press secretary Mohammad Joynal Abedin said that the head of the state will say his Eid prayers with his family members and some senior officials at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 8:30 am.
“The Eid jamaat (congregation) will be held at 8:30 am. Pesh Imam of Bangabhaban Jame Mosque Mufti Maulana Saiful Kabir will conduct the Eid prayers,” he added.
A special munajat will be offered seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of Bangladesh and welfare of the people as well as the Muslim Ummah.
Special doa will be offered seeking the eternal peace of the departed souls of those who died of COVID-19 diseases and also wishing for the early recovery of the coronavirus patients throughout the country as well as across the world.
After the prayers, there would be no exchange of Eid greetings in view of the current pandemic situation, the Bangabhaban spokesman added.
