Pakistan celebrates Eid ul Adha very passionately this year as well. Eid ul adha is known mainly for the sacrifice of an animal where a goat or camel/cow is slaughtered and meat is distributed among relatives and poor and needy people.
Eid ul Adha, known as the “Feast of sacrifice”, honors hazrat Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son before the almighty. Later, God swapped his son with an animal’s body and since then, this tradition is religiously being carried out among Muslims. Allah Subhanah ransomed the life of Prophet Ismail (a.s.) and commanded Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.) to slaughter and sacrifice a ram instead of his son. Such was the nature of this Great and Momentous Sacrifice of Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.), and so loved and appreciated was this act of the Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.) and Prophet Ismail (a.s.) to Allah Subhanah, that The Lord Most Gracious honored these great Prophets, and made their act an obligatory rite for the Hajj pilgrimage, a remembrance and a commemoration of their momentous sacrifice amongst the generations to come until the end of time!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 37 Surah Saafaat verses 100-110:
100 (Ibraheem (a.s.) prayed): ”O my Lord! grant me a righteous (son)!”
101 So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.
102 Then when (the son, Ismail (a.s.)) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him he said: “O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: now see what is thy view!”(Ismail (a.s.)) said: “O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills, one practicing Patience and Constancy!”
103 So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah) and He had laid Him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice)
104 We called out to him “O Ibraheem!
105 ”Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!” thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
106 For this was obviously a trial
107 And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice (or a ram)
108 And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times
109 ”Peace and salutation to Ibraheem!”
110 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
After Muslims sacrifice an animal by obeying they almighty, then is the time to divide meat into the following parts. For this, we get teachings from sunnah. The meat is divided into three parts, one is to be kept for the family itself, second is distributed among the relatives an third is shared with the poor and needy of the particular area.
Similarly, in Pakistan, Eid ul adha has been celebrated greatly. All Muslims have shared the flesh with the ordered group of people. From Morning Prayer in the first day till the third day, Pakistan is very traditional and hospitable. All families have gathered together and enjoyed the divine festival to obey the almighty Allah by scarifying the animal. Different animals such as goats, cows and camels are preferred for this regard.
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