Muslim festival Id-ul Zuha celebrated all over India
New Delhi: At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, thousands of Muslims all across India gathered to offer morning prayers on the occasion of Id-ul Adha. Eid is one of
the most celebrated Muslim festivals all over the world. It is the festival of sacrifice celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the
willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son to keep his word to God. Goats
are sacrificed on this holy day, also known as Bakri-eid, and divided into three parts
to be shared amongst the poor, family and friends and themselves.
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President M. Hamid Ansari and Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the people on the occasion. With the prevailing
normalcy in the Kashmir Valley, people here also celebrated Id-ul-Zuha with full
fervour. President Patil on Tuesday greeted the people ahead of the auspicious
occasion of Id-ul-zuha. In her message, the President said: "On the auspicious
occasion of Id-ul-zuha, I convey my cordial greetings and good wishes to all my
fellow citizens and to my Muslim brothers and sisters in particular." "May the festival
bring all the communities and religions of India together in a celebration of our
composite culture and civilization," she added. Vice President
Ansari, in his message, said the festival celebrates the spirit of sacrifice shown
by Prophet Ibrahim and promotes the feeling of compassion and love to serve the
poor and the needy. He called upon the people to celebrate this festival with
joy of sharing, charity and serve the cause of humanity. Dr. Manmohan Singh said
Id-ul-Zuha is an occasion to remember the spirit of supreme sacrifice of Hazrat
Ibrahim and the festival teaches us to be humble, charitable and to work for the
greater good of humankind.
In Anantnag, protestors burnt a police vehicle near the Eidgah here on Wednesday
as violence erupted in various parts of Kashmir Valley after the Eid prayers.
The mob reportedly raising anti-India slogans set ablaze a police vehicle and
started pelting stones on the security personnel deployed in the area soon after
the Eid prayers today. The police personnel had to later open fire in the air
to disperse the mob. No casualties were, however, reported in the incident. Kashmir
Valley has witnessed massive demonstrations in the last three months and at least
hundred stone-pelting protestors have been killed in firing by the security forces.
