Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Congress urges unity and peace to honor sacrifice’s true meaning

As Eid-ul-Adha 2025 approaches, political leaders across South Asia emphasize the festival's deeper significance beyond ritual sacrifice. The Congress president urged citizens to unite and foster peace, highlighting that 'Eid al-Adha celebrates the noble values of selfless sacrifice, trust, and forgiveness.'

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari echoed this sentiment, stating the festival carries a "universal message of sacrifice, compassion, and solidarity." Similarly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the public to let the occasion "inspire harmony and strengthen the fabric of peace in our society."

The festival, also known as Id-ul-Adha or Bakr-Id, commemorates the obedience and sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Prophet Ismail (AS). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked, "The essence of Eid lies not only in the ritual of animal sacrifice, but in the greater lesson of sacrificing one’s personal desires and interests for higher moral goals."

President Asif Zardari reinforced the call for embodying sacrifice, love, brotherhood, and unity beyond the festival, urging citizens to live by these values daily.

The collective messages from leaders underscore Eid-ul-Adha as a time to transcend ritual and embrace its core values of peace, compassion, and communal harmony, fostering a just and united society.

Key quotes:
"Eid al-Adha celebrates the noble values of selfless sacrifice, trust, and forgiveness." – Congress president
"The festival carries a universal message of sacrifice, compassion, and solidarity." – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
"Inspire harmony and strengthen the fabric of peace in our society." – PM Narendra Modi
"Sacrificing one’s personal desires and interests for higher moral goals." – PM Shehbaz Sharif

Stats and cultural notes:
Eid-ul-Adha, also called Id-ul-Adha or Bakr-Id, is celebrated with traditional fervor in India and across the Muslim world, involving the ritual sacrifice of a goat or 'bakri'.

Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2025, Congress president called for unity and peace to honor the festival's true meaning of selfless sacrifice, trust, and forgiveness. Leaders across South Asia, including PM Modi and PPP's Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, echoed calls for harmony, compassion, and solidarity during the celebrations.