DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed Eid Al Fitr prayeralong with citizens at the Lusail praying area on Wednesday morning.
The prayer was also performed by Personal Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Al Thani,Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanem, a number of their Excellencies sheikhs and ministers, members of the Shura Council, and a number of their Excellencies ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions in the country.
Sheikh Dr Thaqeel Sayer Al Shammari, a judge at the Court of Cassation and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council, delivered the Eid sermon where he discussed the blessing of completing the fast and celebrating Eid, calling for adhering to Quran and Sunnah to thrive in life and the afterlife. He added that one of the most important good deeds is to defend Islam and warn against anything that could undermine it.
He also called on the prayers to remember on this day what the people of Gaza are suffering from in terms of oppression and aggression and to never forget the blood of martyrs, the tears of orphans, and the squealing of mothers who lost their children.