Eid-UL-Adha is celebrated by Muslims all over the world on the 10th of Zil Hajj according to the Islamic moon calendar. The festival is celebrated for three days to honor the sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim was about to make to Allah. Allah constantly tested Prophet Ibrahim and his family, of which they failed none. Examples of Al-Safa, Al-Marwah, Zamzam well and Holy Ka’abah are still in front of us.
Prophet Ibrahim loved his only son devotedly. When Hazrat Ismail was thirteen, Allah commanded Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son. Prophet Ibrahim was ready to make the sacrifice but consulted his son first who without any hesitation agreed to be sacrificed. Unbearable to watch, Prophet Ibrahim blindfolded himself and made the sacrifice. When he untied his blindfold, he found his son standing beside him and a sheep slaughtered instead. Hazrat Ismail was replaced with a sheep by Angel Jibrael.
ALL ABOUT SACRIFICE
To honor this event Muslims celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha; the message behind this festival is sacrificing a life in the way of Allah. The animals to be sacrificed are cows, sheep, goats and camels. The meat of sacrificed animals are distributed among the poor. It is also important to consider close relatives. The main objective of this sacrifice is to prepare Muslims to devote their wealth in the way of God. The objective of sacrifice is not only to eat and distribute the meat of animals once every year. Instead the purpose of this event is to remember the sacrifice of prophet Ibrahim and prepare for any kind of sacrifice to God. It is a fact that God provides us every thing like wealth, children and life. Therefore, we should not hesitate to spend these things in the way of God. We should not wonder why God needs our wealth and property; because God just wants to know whether Muslims will sacrifice it to him at all. When we spend our precious things on God, He will provide us more. Therefore, Muslims should become ready to give anything like wealth, money and life for the promotion of God’s message. Our life on earth is temporary. Therefore, it is wise to make our life more precious by following the Islamic lessons and teachings.
Hence, Eid-Ul-Adha is very important for the Muslims because it reminds them of Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice to God Almighty. Therefore, every Muslim should sacrifice an animal on this event. There are several benefits to the sacrifice, as it eliminates the love of wealth from our heart. It makes us ready to sacrifice our life, wealth and children at any time for Islam. Muslims should give first preference to Islam and its revolution in the world. We should always remember the sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim.
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