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Saturday, November 28, 2009
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
VARIOUS personalities wished Eid greetings to the people on the occasion of Eidul-Azha.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif congratulated the nation on the eve of Eid ul Azha, saying Eid reminded us of the unprecedented sacrifice of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) for earning the blessings of Almighty Allah.
In his message, the CM said that Islam taught us peace, tranquility, sacrifice and help to the poor and destitute and that we should not forget the poor on this occasion. “We should pledge on this happy occasion that we would devote our lives to the service of humanity for earning the blessings of Almighty Allah,” he said. He said that a model society could be established by acting upon the golden principles of Islam such as justice, equality and respect for humanity. The government was making sincere efforts for setting up such a welfare society, he added.
The CM said we should offer special prayers on Eid ul Azha for the stability, development and prosperity of the country and renew our commitment of playing an active role for national development.
Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has wished heartily Eid greetings to all students and employees of the university.
In his message on this occasion, he said Eid-ul-Azha gave the lesson of sacrifice and obedience of Allah Almighty to all Muslims of the world. Allah has urged the Muslims in the Holy Quran to focus on education and research. He said today Muslim Ummah was confronted with numerous challenges only one reason of which was that the Muslims had been detracted from their path of higher education and research. He said in the past there had been great Muslim researchers, inventors, thinkers, philosophers and creators of the new knowledge but Muslims were now lagging far behind in education.
Dr Kamran Said on this special occasion of Eid Muslims should make a commitment to themselves and to Almighty Allah that they will once again focus on education and research because in today’s knowledge-based modern world no one can survive without higher education. He says Muslims should get ready for any kind of sacrifice for themselves in education and research.
The Bishop of Lahore, Dr AlexanderJohn Malik, has extended the felicitations to Muslims on the occasion of Eidul Azha, APP reported.
The Bishop, in his message issued Friday hoped that Eid would not only be a joyous celebration but also an occasion to remembering those who are less privileged. He prayed for the progress, prosperity and peace for the country.
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