PESHAWAR, Nov 27 (APP): NWFP Governor Owias Ahmed Ghani has said, we as a nation are successfully meeting the challenges facing us and we can only surmount them if we follow Allah’s Will in true spirit in our individual as well as collectives lives.Be ready to sacrifice to help our fellow beings in hour of need, maintain complete unity in our rank and file and above all never hesitate to offer any sacrifice for security, solidarity and unity of our beloved country; the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

This he has stated in a message of felicitation on the eve of Eid-Ul-Azha. The complete text of the message is given below:

“Eid-ul-Azha is commemorated as a religious festival to mark the sublime sacrifice of the Holy prophets Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) and his great son Hazrat Ismail (A.S.); when they submitted before the Will of Allah Almighty.

Their Great Sacrifice which was converted to the symbolic sacrifice of a lamb by the mercy of Allah Rehman-ul-Rahim carries a message of great significance for all Muslims and which needs to be understood in its true spirit.

Sacrificing animals on Eidul Azha symbolizes the believers submission to the Will of Allah Almighty and destiny as ordained by Allah.  The sacrifice demonstrates the firmness of the true faith in the message of Allah Almighty and the festivity symbolizes the brotherhood of all believers. One such example has been set by our great people in the recent past, when they had opened their doors for millions of internally dislocated persons, especially of Malakand Division inspite of their meager means.  Our National history is replete with many such examples of sacrifice and care for humanity.  This sacred Day, in fact, provides us the opportunity to re-affirm our commitment to follow the Devine message; refresh our Faith; practically adhere to it in our daily life and be ready to sacrifice for others in line with the same spirit.

I take this opportunity to extend Eid greetings to all countrymen in general and the people of NWFP and FATA in particular on this auspicious occasion.  I must also remind them that the hour of trial is not over yet.  We as a nation, are successfully meeting the challenges, facing us and we can only surmount them if we follow Allah’s Will in true spirit in our individual as well as collectives lives; be ready to sacrifice to help our fellow beings in hour of need, maintain complete unity in our rank and file and above all never hesitate to offer any sacrifice for security, solidarity and unity of our beloved country; the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.   May Allah Almighty watch over all of us and bless us with the Mercy and Compassion.”