Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan was observed with religious reverence and zeal amid tight security arrangements. Jumatul Wida has a special significance since it is a prelude to the departure of holy month of Ramazan and considered the harbinger of the end of the showering of divine blessings that characterise the holy month.
Special security arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of people offering prayers inside mosques.
A large number of followers visited mosques and offered prayers. In order to cater extra rush of Namazis, the mosque administration had to make additional arrangements.
Big congregations were witnessed in almost all major mosques of the provincial capital, including historic Badshahi Masjid, Data Darbar Mosque, Masjid Ibrahim, Jamia Ashrafia, Minhaj ul Quran, and Masjid Darus Salam, where faithful offered special prayers for progress and prosperity of Pakistan and liberation of Muslim occupied territories.
The Ulema and Mashaikh delivered special sermons on the importance of Ramazan, Eidul Fitr, and urged people to follow the path of Almighty and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) to achieve success here and hereafter. They urged the Muslim to pay 'Fitrana' before of Eid prayer.