Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Zil-haj
MINA: On Sunday Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated in Saudi Arabia besides Gulf, European, Far Eastern countries and the US, while the Muslims following the sunnat-e-Ibrahimi offering Qurbani (sacrificial slaughter), our sources reported.
Saudi Arabia’s largest congregation was held in Harmain Sharifain, Eid-ul-Azha prayer was offered in Masjid-ul-Haram and Masji-e-Nabvi, while in the Eidgahs of other towns and cities Eid prayers were also held.
The pilgrims in Saudi Arabia today return from Muzdalifah to Mina, will perform Ramy al Jimar and offer Qurbani (sacrificial slaughter).
Wearing the Ihram, the pilgrims filled the Nemra Mosque in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayers, led by Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh.
