EIDUL ADHA CELEBRATION

Assalamualaikum..

Good morning, Happy Eidul Adha dear friends. May Allah always guide us in this worldly life :)

I happen to be staying at home this morning and not going to the mosque to offer the Eidul Adha prayer since my daughter is still ill,  and I don't have the courage to leave her at home only with her aunt in her current condition. 

In all parts of Muslim countries, we will be seeing goats, sheep, camels, and cows being slaughtered today. Idul Adha, for us Muslims, is a celebration of sharing. Those wealthy ones who can afford to buy one or even more animals (goats or cows or sheep) are obliged to sacrifice it and share the share of the meat (called as qurban) it to the needy ones. The meat from the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha is mostly given away to others. One-third is eaten by immediate family and relatives, one-third is given away to friends, and one-third is donated to the poor.

During this celebration, we commemorate and remember Abraham's trials. This action is very often misunderstood by those outside the faith. Allah has given us power over animals and allowed us to eat meat (the halal one), but only if we pronounce His name at the solemn act of taking life. Muslims slaughter animals in the same way throughout the year. By saying the name of Allah at the time of slaughter, we are reminded that life is sacred.

"A situation where a person is always well-fed while his neighbors starve is frowned upon by Islam."

Idul Adha has spiritual, devotional, educational and social meanings. It implants in the Muslim heart the spirit of sharing and caring. 

In the morning, we have to offer the Eidul Adha prayer at the mosques, after that we visit family and friends and also neighbors to exchange greetings, and normally have meals together with families afterwards.

Have a blessed celebration dear Muslim sisters and brothers :)

Tmelania