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Eid al-Adha (‘?du l-’A???)
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Eid al-Adha in Shanghai, China
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Official name
| Arabic
:
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‘?du l-’A???
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Also called
| Festival of Sacrifice
Sacrifice Feast
Greater Eid
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Type
| Islamic
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Significance
| Commemoration of
Ibrahim
's (
Abraham
's) willingness to sacrifice his son for
Allah
.
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Begins
| 10
Dhu al-Hijjah
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Ends
| 13
Dhu al-Hijjah
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Observances
| Prayer
, sacrificing a
goat
,
sheep
,
cow
or a
camel
, sending to poor people as a donation
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Related to
| Eid ul-Fitr
, the other Islamic festival, which occurs on the first day of
Shawal
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Eid al-Adha
(
Arabic
:
??? ??????
‘?du l-’A???
) "Festival " or "Greater Ibrahim" is a religious festival celebrated by
Muslims
all over the world. It is when Muslims sacrifice a
goat
,
sheep
,
cow
,
camel
, and bull sending part of the meat to poor people as a donation. It marks the end of the pilgrimage
hajj
for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to
Mecca
each year and pray 5 times a day. They like to tell
Allah
what they are thinking and hope for him to help them, and remember
Ibrahim
and
Isma’il’s
courage and
devotion
to God.
The festival is to celebrate Ibrahim's (
Abraham
) willingness to sacrifice his son,
Isma’il
, because
Allah
told him to do so in a dream. Showing that he loved Allah more than his own son. And at the final moment, after taking his son's consent, as he was swinging his axe to kill his son God told an angel to switch a lamb instead of his son, and this act of sacrificing a lamb is copied by
Muslims
all over the world on Eid.
Ibrahim was tempted by Satan not to listen to God, and Ibrahim drove Satan away by throwing pebbles at him. This is also still commemorated by Muslims during Hajj.
Practices, traditions and observations
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The Eid prayer must be offered in congregation. It consists of two
Rakaah
(units) with seven
Takbirs
in the first Raka'ah and five Takbirs in the second Raka'ah.
The sacrifice of an animal, usually a cow, sheep or a goat, is a very important part of Eid. The act repeats what Ibrahim did, and also shows Muslims' devotion to God (Allah).
Muslims celebrate by having a feast, and giving gifts to the poor. In some Muslim traditions gifts are also given to children. In Muslim countries the day is given as a national
holiday
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