ISLAMABAD - Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) is being celebrated with great religious zeal and fervor across the country on Friday (today).
According to officials, the day will dawn with thirty one guns salute at the federal capital and twenty one guns salute at all the provincial capitals. Special prayers for the unity of Muslim Ummah and progress and prosperity of the country will be offered in the mosques after Fajr prayers.
Special conferences, events and Mehfil-e-Milad are being arranged to pay respect to the last messenger whose life and teachings are beacon of light for the whole mankind.
Buildings, streets, roads, mosques and houses have been decorated with colorful lights in connection with the auspicious occasion. Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) is also being celebrated across the Punjab province including the provincial capital Lahore today. People have decorated houses and streets with electric lamps bunties and green lights.
Like other parts of the country, Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) is being celebrated in Sindh, including provincial capital Karachi, with great religious fervor. In this connection, special events, Mehfil-Milaad, processions and conferences would be held to pay deep respect to the Holy Prophet (SAWW) whose life and teachings are an inspiration for the Muslim Ummah. Most of the public and private buildings, streets, roads, mosques and houses have been illuminated with colorful lights.
In Karachi, three major processions will be taken out various parts of the country.
In Peshawar, the main procession will be taken out from Milad Chowk today. The procession after passing through its traditional routes will culminate at Qissa Khwani Bazaar. All the bazaars and markets in the city have been decorated and illuminated to mark the day.
Eid Milad-un-Nabi Sallallah-o- Alaihe Wa Alehi Wasallam will also being celebrated in Balochistan with religious zeal and fervor today. On this occasion, a procession of faithful will be taken out from Saryab Road which will march through its conventional routes and will culminat at Jamiat Roy Road in Quetta city.
Similarly, various religious, political, social organisations and educational institutions have chalked out various programmes. Eid Miladun Nabi (SAW) is being celebrated on both sides of LoC with religious reverence tomorrow.