The President of UAE pardoned 1138 prisoners ahead of Kurban Bayram

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pardoned more than 1,000 people on the eve of Eid Al-Fitr (Turkish: Eid al-Fitr), which will begin on June 16 in 2024 and last three days, WAM reported. news agency, the president ordered the release of 1138 prisoners from the penitentiary institutions of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The agency also notes that Mohammed bin Zayed has promised to pay off the financial obligations of those pardoned by the state. The rulers of the emirates of Ajman, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah, Fujairah and Sharjah have also ordered to pardon prisoners under their jurisdiction. 223 people were pardoned in the emirate of Ajman, 686 in Dubai, 481 in Ras al-Khaimah, 94 in Fujairah, 352 in Sharjah. In general, in honor of Kurban Bayram, the UAE authorities will release. 2,974 people.Kurban Bayram, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is one of Islam's major religious events, celebrated on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah in the Muslim lunar calendar, and coincides with the end of the Hajj. On Eid al-Adha, Muslims remember events from the life of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), who was willing to sacrifice his son Ismail as a sign of faith and submission to Allah.