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Amir performs Eid Al-Adha prayer

Published: 31 Jul 2020 - 08:51 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 03:50 am
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QNA

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani performed Eid Al-Adha prayer along with citizens at Al Wajba praying area on Friday morning.

HH the Personal Representative of the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani and HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Al-Thani took part in the prayer.

"I congratulate everyone in our dear country, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha, and I ask God for your safety and well-being... I also congratulate our brothers everywhere on this blessed occasion, wishing our peoples and our homelands goodness, prosperity and stability," wished HH Amir on his twitter account. 

Sheikh Dr Thaqeel Sayer Al Shammari, Court of Cassation judge and Supreme Judiciary Council member, who led the prayer, delivered the Eid sermon in which he highlighted the merit of the Day of Sacrifice and being the good deed to please Allah the Almighty, noting the importance of kindness to people on this day, even by saying the kind word.

He also urged worshipers to thank Allah for the grace of Islam, for His many blessings and for the security and stability of the country, noting that the religion of Islam is based on moderation and following clear evidence. 

It was also attended by HE Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud and a number of Their Excellencies Sheikhs, ministers, members of the Shura Council and ambassadors in addition to citizens.