HH The Amir Performs Eid Al Adha Prayer

His Highness  The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed Eid Al Adha prayer along with a group of citizens at Lusail praying area this morning. 

Also performing the prayer were HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanem, and a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs, ministers, members of the Shura Council, and a number of Their Excellencies ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions in the country. 

Sheikh Dr. Thaqeel bin Sayer Al Shammari, judge of the Court of Cassation and Supreme Judiciary Council member, led the prayer and delivered the Eid sermon in which he explained that Eid is a manifestation of the nation's unity, a day of giving, piety and loyalty, and one of Allah’s rituals, and it is the greatest of days for Allah. The sermon included information on the sacrifice and becoming closer to God on this day when the feelings of Muslims unite, as Sheikh Dr. Thaqeel urged to purify souls, purify hearts, repair them, uphold ties of kinship, and strengthen bonds between members of society, recalling the obligation of the congregation, obedience to the rulers, and supplication for them.