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Millions celebrate Eid-al-Adha across India (Roundup)
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Millions of Muslims celebrated Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid on Saturday with piety and traditional gaiety across India, home to the world’s second largest Muslim population.
Both the young and the old thronged mosques big and small in hundreds of cities and towns in the morning for the main prayers on Eid-al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.
Muslims came out early morning dressed in their finery to offer the special Eid congregational prayers at mosques and later hugged and greeted each other with ‘Eid Mubarak’ before setting off for the ceremonial sacrifice of goats.
Select portions of the sacrificial meat were distributed among family, friends, relatives, neighbours and other community members.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their greetings on the occasion.
“Greetings to all my fellow citizens, especially to my Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad on Idu’l Zuha,” Kovind said in a tweet.
Modi tweeted: “Best wishes on Id-ul-Zuha. May the spirit of harmony, brotherhood and togetherness be furthered in our society.”
Muslims thronged the 17th century Fatehpuri mosque in Old Delhi, packing the redstone building’s corridors and balconies and also the many roads and lanes around it.
“People gathered in large numbers to offer prayers at the mosque. We prayed for communal harmony and progress of the country,” Mufti Mukarram Ahmad, Imam of Fatehpuri Mosque in Old Delhi, said.
Similar scenes were replicated all across the country, from Jammu and Kashmir in the northern tip to Tamil Nadu in the deep south and from Assam in the northeast to Gujarat on the west coast.
Eid prayers were held peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir as people exchanged warm greetings with each other, barring some incidents of sporadic clashes in the valley.
Large Eid gatherings were held in Hazratbal Shrine, Eidgah grounds and other places in Srinagar city and also in Baramulla, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Badgam, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian districts.
Reports of sporadic clashes between stone pelting youths and the security forces came in from Anantnag and Sopore towns. Police said the clashes started after the Eid prayers.
Muslims in Hyderabad, Telangana and in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh offered Eid prayers and sacrificed goats or cattle commemorating the great sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Governor of the two states E.S.L. Narasimha Rao greeted people on the occasion.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje too greeted people on the occasion and thousands celebrated Eid in Ajmer where the Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, also known as ‘Garib Nawaz’, is situated.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted his good wishes to people on the festival. Namaaz was held in many places like Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Bijnore, Moradabad, Rampur and Kanpur where members of the community prayed for peace and prosperity.
Eid Al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Zilhajj or Zulhijja and coincides with the Haj Day or Arafat Day, to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Ismail and his mother Hager.
Muslims believe that Prophet Ibrahim offered to sacrifice his son Prophet Ismail to please Allah. Just as Ibrahim was about to sacrifice him, the Almighty replaced Ismail with a sheep.
Eid Al-Adha commemorates this extraordinary display of faith in Allah and Muslims celebrate it by sacrificing animals on this day.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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