(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Pakistani government on Tuesday declared November 7-8 as official holidays for Eid al-Adha and the employees are allowed to take leave making five days off.
But the government employees will enjoy five-day leaves as Saturday and Sunday being the weekly offs and November 9 has been declared holiday to mark the birth anniversary of great philosopher poet Dr Allama Iqbal Lahori.
The public holidays for Eid and Iqbal day result in a five-day weekend starting from Saturday, November 5.
Earlier this week the moon of the Islamic month of Zilhaj was sighted in Pakistan and Eid al-Adha and confirmed by the Chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman.
Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an important religious day celebrated by Muslims across the world to commemorate the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son Hazrat Ismail (AS) as an act of obedience to Allah Almighty, before he intervened to replace a ram instead of Hazrat Ismail (AS).
Eid al-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th day of the last Islamic month of Zilhaj of the lunar Islamic calendar.
The celebrations begin after the Hajj pilgrims descend from Mount Arafat. The Hajj congregation is also the world’s largest annual gathering.
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1 November 2011 - 20:30
News ID: 275946
Pakistani government on Tuesday declared November 7-8 as official holidays for Eid al-Adha and the employees are allowed to take leave making five days off.
