PUTRAJAYA, June 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim performed his Hari Raya Aidiladha prayers with over 20,000 congregants at Masjid Putra today.
Dressed in light blue baju Melayu, he arrived with his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at 7.52am.
The couple were received by the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Hasan.
As early as 7am, the mosque’s grounds began to be filled with thousands of members of the public, including foreign tourists, who were present to witness the atmosphere of Aidiladha prayers.
Anwar then recited the Takbir Raya with the congregation before performing the Aidiladha prayers, led by Masjid Putra’s Grand Imam Salahuddin Ghozali.
The Prime Minister also attended the Aidiladha sermon titled ‘Aidiladha and Our Social Care’, which was delivered by Salahuddin.
The content of the sermon, among other things, touched on the prescribed worship in the celebration of Aidiladha.
“With the sacrificial worship done, part of it will be given to other Muslims, and thus, it teaches about the attitude of caring for the people and trains the practice of giving charity to people in need.
“We should also enhance our caring attitude, especially for our brothers in Palestine,” he said.
Before leaving, Anwar spent time mingling with the congregants present.
— Bernama
