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HYDERABAD, Nov 21: Thousands of Muslims of Hyderabad observed Juma-tul-Wida, the last Friday of Ramazan, with traditional religious sanctity like other parts of the country.
Almost all the mosques of Hyderabad City, Latifabad, Qasimabad, Tando Allahyar, Tando Mohammed Khan, Hyderabad Rural, Hala and Matiari Talukas were overcrowded with worshippers at Juma prayers.
Ulema and Khatibs in their sermons highlighted the importance of the day and the holy month of Ramazan.
They called upon the people to follow the principles of Islam and forge unity among their ranks by shunning all their differences.
Special prayers for integrity, solidarity, progress and prosperity of the country and success of Muslims struggling for their rights in various parts of the world and unity among the Ummah were also offered by the worshippers.
SUKKUR: Juma-tul-Wida was observed in the city and other parts of interior Sindh with due reverence and sanctity.
A large number of faithful offered their prayers with traditional devotion and with a renewed pledge to pass their lives in accordance with Islamic teachings.
The mosques’ Khatibs in their sermons called upon the people to practice Islam in their day-to-day life for which they will be rewarded.
More than 500 big and small mosques and Imam Bargahs in Sukkur, Rohri, Khairpur, Ghotki and other towns were packed to capacity by the people for offering their Juma prayers.
Meanwhile, local authorities in interior Sindh had beefed up security on the occasion of Juma-tul-Wida by deploying sufficient police force outside the mosques and Imam Bargahs to avoid untoward incidents.—app
