UAE President Extends Eid Al Adha Greetings

These were the hours when Muslims in the UAE woke up to Sunday and performed the prayers for Eid Al Adha, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed everyone by sending his best wishes to the nation and to all the people of the United Arab Emirates.

President Sheikh Mohamed took to social media to convey his message: “I extend my heartfelt greetings to my brothers the Rulers of the Emirates, and to the citizens and residents of the UAE, and to Muslims the world over on the occasion of this blessed Eid Al Adha; may the Almighty grant peace to all of you and reunite our beloved Nation on the bonding of harmony. ”

In addition to the public message, Sheikh Mohamed also took a moment to call leaders of some of the neighboring countries. He extended Eid Greetings to Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jabr Al Sabah of Kuwait and Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.

When speaking with each other in these conversations, the leaders exchanged sick and health wishes for their respective nations. They prayed letting stability and prosperity be witnessed in Arab Muslim countries and the entire world.

It was the weekend when the head of Dubai and prime minister of UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also congratulated X (ex-twitter). NewRequest. He also prayed to accept prayers of pilgrims as Muslims are gathered at the plain of Arafat, today. By sharing a set of illustrations about praying and the pilgrimage, he revived the performance of him praying.

Eid Al Adha one of the two Blessed days in the calender of Islam is celebrated for Ibrahim the patriarch of the monotheist faiths, ‘s sacrifice of his son for God. They are signified by the performance of the act of slaughtering of animals; the meat produced out of this is usually collected and donated to the needy people in the community.

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