Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid al-Adha – one of the two most important festivals in the Muslim calendar – later this month. Muslim Academy students and staff in Gretna enjoy a week off of school in recognition of the holiday.
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The son takes it as a command from God, and willingly asks his father to sacrifice him – however, at the last minute, God stops Ibrahim, and provides him with a ram to sacrifice instead.
The governor of Cairo has ordered fines of up to 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($US 639) to be given to anyone found slaughtering animals in the street during the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday, Al-Ahram reports.
Miss Eman, the preschool Islamic studies teacher, leads kindergarten and first graders in an annual parade.
In the month leading up to the Eid Parade, Eman prepares her students by making drums, decorating the classroom and assuring that the students memorize all of their songs. “I don’t go and make it impossible for them to do their jobs”.
Yet, this is not simply a matter of numbers, but also about the importance of a holiday and the number of students who will miss classes as a result of the inconvenience. Last year, a trader sold me Somali sheep claiming it was Indian.
Even as the local authorities are keeping a strict vigil so that the listed animals are not brought for slaughter during Eid al Adha, they have failed to impose a curb on the passion and fervor normally associated with one of the two biggest festivals of the Muslims.
“We’ve been slaughtering animals in the street during Eid for years”, Khalid Karim, who owns a butcher shop in the Cairo district of Agouza, tells Egyptian Streets. This class also conducted a bake sale to raise money for their cause.
A resident, who did not wish to be named, said he bought a lamb for Dh1,000, which usually would cost just Dh400. “Also this the best time to help the needy”.
Al Shamsi said he hoped the pardon would encourage prisoners to learn from their incarceration experiences and return to the community as good citizens.
About 2 million Muslims, including thousands of Americans, go on hajj each year, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, and is an integral part of the Muslim faith.
