And of course, everyone will greet each other with the traditional holiday shout-out of “Eid Mubarak”.
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A worker prepares traditional cookies for sale in Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha September 11, 2016. However, the start of the celebration happens when the new moon is detected, and as such, in some countries the Eid al-Adha will begin Tuesday. Enter absolutely into peace (Islam).
“Muslims feel sad and feel sorrow about the victims of 9/11”, he said. “Terrorism is the biggest problem and Islam has no link with it. Terrorists have no religion”.
“To all Muslims living in Georgia, I congratulate you on the holiday”.
In another article this July, BuzzFeed noted that some black Muslims were posting online about the lack of black representation in Snapchat’s Eid story-and suggesting that #BlackOutEid was a direct response to the low visibility of black Muslims. “The pilgrimage is based off of one of our prophets, prophet Abraham”. On Sunday around 1.5 million worshippers had gathered at Mount Arafat where prayers and recitation of Quran are carried out by believers. Muslims remember this day as a way to keep in mind to put their trust firmly in God.
Huliga said Muslims sacrifice either a sheep or cow, and later they share a third of the animal with their neighbor and another third with the weak and poor.
The festival was also celebrated across Africa, with the faithful in countries such as Somalia and Kenya attending mass prayers.
It is one of the largest acts of mass pilgrimage in the world. Today is the day, Prophet Ibrahim without hesitance obeyed God’s command.
According to the Muslim faith, Abraham’s almost-sacrificed son was Ishmael, while in Judaism, it is Isaac. However, Allah didn’t let his messenger to sacrifice his son and sent him a ram to sacrifice. After which the Prophet emerged out as a victor in God’s eye.
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Muslims are flocking to mosques and open grounds to take part in celebrations marking the auspicious occasion, which is one of the most significant festivals on the Muslim calendar.
