Like any holiday, Eid al-Adha is a time of getting together and celebrating with family. Also known as Edi al-Adha, the festival is being celebrated from September 13-15 this year.
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The meat from the sacrificed animal is considered pious and distributed among friends and family. Corner Media readers may remember our Eid al-Fitr article from July, which follows the conclusion of Ramadan.
Muslims the world over celebrate it by congregating at prayer grounds or in mosques to observe the two unit of prayer led by an Imam.
Muslims believe Abraham saw a vision, or dream, in which God asked him to offer his only son, Ismail, as a sacrifice, but God replaced Ismail with a lamb, Ahmed said.
Acts of terror around the world are igniting fears, and Muslim leaders say they’ve dealt with hate and violence.
A group of Sunni and Shiite Muslims held prayers in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, one of the greatest religious festivals of Muslims. The meat of this sacrifice is divided into three portions.
Eid al-Adha, which translates to “the festival of sacrifice”, commemorates the sacrifice of the prophet Abraham, said Anwer Ahmed, accounting professor and faculty representative of the Muslim Students’ Association. The celebrations continue with visits to friends and family, exchange of gifts and feasts.
The completion of the annual ritual of Hajj in Saudi Arabia is nothing but Eid.
A woman named Joumana told Breitbart News that she had performed the hajj in 2007 but said she believes fewer women went this year than last year due to security concerns.
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The holy pilgrimage is also a demonstration of Muslims’ unity and their submission to Allah. “We have extremely good relations with the community, with officials of towns, with law enforcement, with state and federal law enforcement, and I can not tell you that we have any trouble”, Kareem told 22News. “The CDC were the visionaries of the idea, and really made us comfortable to bring all of these ideas forth”.
