Jumatul Wida observed with religious zeal and fervour - The News International

Rawalpindi: Like other parts of the country, residents of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad also observed ‘Jumatul Wida’, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan, with traditional religious zeal and reverence and under tight security arrangements.

‘Jumatul Wida’ has a special significance, as it is a prelude to the departure of holy month of Ramazan and its blessings.
Millions of fasting people offered Friday prayers at different mosques across the country.
In federal capital, the biggest gathering of ‘Jumatul Wida’ was held at Faisal Mosque. All big and small mosques in federal capital and Rawalpindi have been tastefully decorated and mosque administrations have made special arrangements to accommodate the extraordinary number of worshippers and to provide them with extra space outside mosques on the occasion.
Imams and ‘Khateebs’ in their sermons stressed upon Muslims to purify their souls through their full dedication to prayers, seek forgiveness of Allah Almighty and be kind to fellow beings. Ulema and religious leaders also urged unity of Muslim Ummah and called for making joint struggle for emancipation of the Muslim world.
On the occasion, special prayers were also offered for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan, unity of Muslims the world over and their emancipation. Prayers also offered for independence of Kashmir, Palestine and other parts of world where Muslims were engaged in the struggle for their right to self-determination.
Earlier, more than six police constables including a sub-inspector deployed in front of every mosque to avoid any untoward incident during ‘Jumatul Wida’. Police have removed all fruit and vegetable sellers and vendors from mosque areas. There were foolproof security arrangements at majority of famous mosques including Central Jamia Mosque at Jamia Masjid Road, Makki Mosque at Chungi No22, Ahle Sunnat Mosque at Saddar, Zakria Mosque at Allahabad Westridge and some others. There were walkthrough gates, metal detectors and checking by the police officials also conducted. Nobody was allowed to enter in mosques without checking.
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