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Eid-ul-Azha on Oct 27

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

sacrifice will be celebrated in the country on October 27.

This was announced in separate statements here by Imarat-e-Sharaiyah-Hind and Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid following meetings of Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee after sighting the new moon.

Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated by Muslims across the world to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God.

  

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First Published: Oct 17 2012 | 10:45 PM IST

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