Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu TM Hamzah Thayeb joined hundreds of Indonesian Muslims in performing the Eid Adha prayer on the premises of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra on Wednesday.
On the same day, other Indonesian Muslims staying in Brisbane also performed the Eid Adha prayer. They joined hundreds of brothers in faith who conducted the prayer at the West End mosque.
In Canberra, Ahmad Indra Rubiyanto acted as the khotib (preacher) and Fauzan as the imam (prayer leader), said prayer coordinator Raudin who was contacted from Brisbane on Wednesday.
The other mosque which orgnized Eid Adha prayer on Wednesday was the Lutwyche mosque located at Fuller street 33.
In the meantime, some Muslims in several provinces in Indonesia also conducted the Eid Adha prayer on Wednesday.
In Jakarta, thousands of people joined the Eid Adha Prayer organized by Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) at Senayan, Central Jakarta.
They started to flock to the Senayan parking area at 5 a.m. local time while the prayer was conducted at 7 a.m.
HTI Chairman Muhammad Hijrah acted as the Imam and khatib of the Eid Adha prayer.
In his sermon, M Hijrah recalled a story about Prophet Ibrahim who had fully obeyed Allah, God the Almighty, including when he had been asked to sacrifice his son Ismail.
Some other Muslims also performed Eid Adha prayer in Al Azhar Grand Mosque in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, and Al Furqon Mosque in Kramat Raya, Central Jakarta.
Indonesia`s Religious Affairs Ministry has decided that Eid Adha will fall on Thursday (Dec. 20) and the Eid Adha prayer will be performed on Thursday morning.
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