RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said Eid-ul-Azha is the name of survival of the spirit of sacrifice which indicates the unity and brotherhood of the Islamic World.

In a special message issued on the pious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, he said according to the saying of the Holy Prophet (SAW), Hajj is the best deed after faith in Allah and Rasool (SAW) and as justice and fair-play are considered most near to piety in Islam, therefore justice, fair-play, equality are displayed on the occasion of Hajj and the chance to express national unity and collectiveness is enjoyed by the whole Islamic World on the occasion of Hajj that is not available to any religion or Millat.

Agha Moosavi said that the historic sermon of the Holy Prophet (SAW) delivered on the occasion of Hujjatul Wida is exemplary charter for the whole world of humanity the essence of which is Wilayat and on this great occasion the certificate of completion of religion and Shariat was also issued. After praise of Allah, the Holy Prophet (SAW) in his Hujjatul Wida sermon said: Listen my words carefully, that perhaps I could not meet you at this place after this year, beware all customs of the time of ignorance have been trampled under my feet and all bloods of the era of ignorance have been forgiven, all people are offspring of Adam (A.S.) and have been created with earth, that is why Islam gives priority to the respect of mankind, in it there is no condition of a country, ideology and belief.

The TNFJ chief said the Holy Prophet (SAW) continued: No doubt, your father and Lord (Allah) is one and the standard of elderliness is gentlemanliness and piousness. Talking about womenfolk and slaves, he said: Keep it in your mind that every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim, also listen that your blood, wealth and honour is respectable like this day and the city of Makkah have been declared respectable and holy for you.

Moosavi said we all should analyse ourselves that whether we are following the commandments of Risalat? We, on the contrary, are thirsty of each other’s blood instead of protecting one another’s blood. Perhaps that is the reason that life, wealth and honour of none is safe today in this world the basic reason of which, he added is contradiction of religion, Shariat, Quran, Sunnah, and the sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

He said we would have to take care of the oppressed nations, have-nots of the Islamic World, oppressed Muslims of Kashmir, Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and the earthquake victims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha if we desire to reach the height of blessings and welfare.

The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Moosavi, on the occasion of Eid-e-Qurban, reiterated his resolve to give priority to religion, Shariat, motherland and its people over all other things and said he would continue his practical struggle with sincerity of purpose to achieve promotion and protection of his pious goals and fulfilment of religious rights.