Remembrance: Illuminations, processions mark Eid Miladun Nabi
Main procession at Maulana Abdul Hakeem Markazi Jamia Masjid on Allama Iqbal Road.
SWAT/MIRPUR:
To commemorate the birth of Holy Prophet (pbuh), Eid Miladun Nabi was celebrated with religious fervour and zeal throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday.
In Swat, a huge gathering was organised by Swat Scouts Open Group, which was attended by people from all walks of life.
“It is our duty to honour the most respected personality of all times and it is a great pleasure that a large number of people attend the event every year,” said Akhtar Ali, the scouts’ group leader.
“The Holy Prophet’s (pbuh) life is a beacon, a symbol of hope for humanity. If we truly follow in his footsteps, extremism will disappear from our society,” said Shahid Iqbal, another scout leader.
“He taught us to seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave, but some elements have besieged our society and are misleading us by dividing knowledge into Islamic teachings and worldly knowledge,” he added.
In Mirpur city, various processions were carried out which later converged into the main procession at Maulana Abdul Hakeem Markazi Jamia Masjid on Allama Iqbal Road. A large number of people, including chief justice of AJK Supreme Court took part in the procession.
Speakers paid rich tributes to the Holy Prophet (pbuh), while food items were distributed among the poor. The city was also decorated with colourful lights on the occasion.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 7th, 2012.
To commemorate the birth of Holy Prophet (pbuh), Eid Miladun Nabi was celebrated with religious fervour and zeal throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday.
In Swat, a huge gathering was organised by Swat Scouts Open Group, which was attended by people from all walks of life.
“It is our duty to honour the most respected personality of all times and it is a great pleasure that a large number of people attend the event every year,” said Akhtar Ali, the scouts’ group leader.
“The Holy Prophet’s (pbuh) life is a beacon, a symbol of hope for humanity. If we truly follow in his footsteps, extremism will disappear from our society,” said Shahid Iqbal, another scout leader.
“He taught us to seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave, but some elements have besieged our society and are misleading us by dividing knowledge into Islamic teachings and worldly knowledge,” he added.
In Mirpur city, various processions were carried out which later converged into the main procession at Maulana Abdul Hakeem Markazi Jamia Masjid on Allama Iqbal Road. A large number of people, including chief justice of AJK Supreme Court took part in the procession.
Speakers paid rich tributes to the Holy Prophet (pbuh), while food items were distributed among the poor. The city was also decorated with colourful lights on the occasion.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 7th, 2012.