Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with fervour in Sialkot

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with usual fervour in Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur, Zafarwal, Sambrial and Ugoki areas of Sialkot district. Eid prayers were offered at different mosques and open places in the city and other parts of the district. On this occasion strict security measures were adopted by the district administration for maintaining law and order in the district. Similarly, the special traffic arrangements were also made for ensuring smooth flow of traffic in busy roads of the city.
Religious leaders and Ulema while addressing the Eid congregations stressed upon the faithful to mould their lives in accordance with the tenet of Islam and golden teachings of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) - the greatest educator to the mankind for getting rid of multifarious problems and difficulties.
Ulema also called upon the faithful that they should shun their petty differences to cope with the challenges and threats to Muslim Ummah with unity. The unity of Muslim Ummah at this critical juncture is direly needed for foiling the evil designs of anti-Islamic forces because due to lack of unity the Muslim world had been confronting with multifarious problems and with the passage of time these problems are multiplying rapidly, they added.
Ulema and Religious leaders said it was Islam that protects the rights of women and minorities as well as taught the lesson of brotherhood, peace and tolerance and it is high time that Muslims should forged complete unity among their ranks for coping with the growing threats of violence and terrorism because Islam has forbidden violence in all its forms.
They urged upon the faithful that in order to please Almighty Allah, Eid delights should be shared with poor, orphans, needy persons and widows as well as keep in mind the miseries Internally Displaced persons (IDPs). Special "Dua" was offered for unity, prosperity and solidarity of the country as well as for the early liberation of Indian held Kashmir and Palestine in all mosques of Sialkot district. Majority of the people thronged including women and youngsters celebrate their Eid with friends and kith and kin while great rush was witnessed at bakeries, burger shops and sweet shops of the city.