ORIGINS OF EID-UL-ADHA
Eid-ul-Adha celebrates and venerates Ibrahim’s loyalty and faith in Allah. Greater Eid may not always fall on the same day each year, but is always celebrated on the last day of the Hajj – a pilgrimage made to Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
HOW IS IT CELEBRATED?
As well as the feast, Muslims congregate for Eid-ul-Adha prayers at their mosque with customary takbir chanting, whereupon gifts and greetings are exchanged. All attendees are expected to impress at the Eid prayer, wearing their finest clothing.
Followers often take this as an opportunity to introduce friends and acquaintances to Muslim culture by inviting them to their feasts and festivities. Through breaking bread and sharing food, it is often a great day for cultural exchange and greater education.
During Greater Eid, pilgrims to the hajj throw stones at symbolic stone walls for the ‘Stoning of the Devil’, to signify Ibrahim’s resistance to the devil Shaytaan, who tried to tempt him not to carry out Allah’s command.
To all of our Muslim friends across the world, we wish you a very joyous and safe Eid-ul-Adha.
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