What is Eid Ul-Adha?
- Eid al Adha marks the culmination (highest point) of Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia (near Makkah) and is known as "The Festival of Sacrifice"
- It begins on the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah (last month on Islamic calendar)
- Fasting a day before Eid al Adha is highly rewarding as Allah (SWT) promises to erase your sins from the last year, that is if you truthfully intend to change your actions
- Eid Ul Adha is the day of festival for muslims thus, we don’t fast on this day
What Happens on this Day?
- On this day, Eid prayers take place which represent unity because there are large gatherings in the mosque
- We go to the mosque with our families and friends
- A festival takes place where we eat food, and spend time with our loved ones
- An animal is sacrificed; Qurbani is not only an animal sacrifice but an act of obedience towards Allah
- We are not only sacrificing an animal but we are sacrificing our bad temptations in life so that we may not be astray from the right path
- We celebrate Eid al Adha to remind ourselves of the story of the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and to remember Prophet Ibrahim (AS)’s loyalty and obedience towards Allah (SWT)
- Eid Ul Adha reminds Muslims to attain obedience, loyalty, and to have blind faith on Allah
“I witnessed the Eid with Umar bin Al-Khattab who said, Allah's Apostle has forbidden people to fast on the day on which you break fasting and the day on which you eat the meat of your sacrifices.”
- Narrated by Abu Ubaid (RA) in Hadith by Sahih Bukhari
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