Eidul Adha (عيد الأضحى) or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim a.s. to sacrifice his son Prophet Ismail a.s. an act of obedience to Allah swt. The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey Allah swt and spare his son. As Prophet Ibrahim a.s. was about to sacrifice his son, Allah swt intervened and instead provided a lamb as the sacrifice. This is why today all over the world Muslims who have the means, to sacrifice an animal like camel, cow, sheep or goat, as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah swt. The meat is then shared out with family, friends, as well as the poor members of the community.In our opinion, there are several other important lessons that we should learn from the history of Eidul Adha:
1] There is no short cut in life: To achieve anything you have to work hard, sacrificing your time, physical and mental day and night before actually you harvest the results. As the saying goes; it is not about the destination but the journey itself. The efforts are more important than the results.
2] One must have the will to sacrifice something that he likes or loves for Allah swt so as to earn His Blessings and recognition. That was why we were asked to spend our time, efforts and wealth to the path of Allah swt leaving our beloved family, house and friends to enhance our Iman. Iman, the inner strength given by Allah swt the most gracious and merciful, to those who had worked sincerely hard for it. Iman is very essential for us to comply with our Islamic demand, subsequently our life thereafter.
3] The more you give the more you will be compensated by Allah Rabbul Jalil. Energy receive, energy return. Aspiring others everywhere.
Eidul Adha annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dzulhijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan
Four thousand years ago the valley of Mecca was a dry and uninhabited place. Prophet Ibrahim a.s. was instructed to bring his wife's servant, Hajar and their child Ismail a.s. to Arabia from Palestine by Allah swt's command. With some supplies of food and water he left them without wanting, his wife Hajar asked him: "Who ordered you to leave us here", Ibrahim a.s. replied:"Allah", she said: "than Allah will not forget us, you can go". However the supplies quickly ran out and within a few days Hajar and Ismail a.s. were suffering from hunger and dehydration. In her desperation Hajar ran up and down two hills called Safa and Marwa trying to see if she could spot any help in the distance. Finally she collapsed beside her baby Ismail a.s. and prayed to Allah swt for deliverance. Ismail a.s. strucked his foot on the ground and this caused a spring of water to gush forth from the earth. Hajar and Ismail a.s. were saved. Now they had a secure water supply they were able to trade water with passing nomads for food and supplies.
After a while the Prophet Ibrahim a.s. returned from Palestine to check on his family and he was amazed to see them running a profitable well. The Prophet Ibrahim a.s. was told by Allah to build a shrine dedicated to him. Ibrahim a.s. and Ismail a.s. constructed a small stone structure – the Kaabah - which was to be the gathering place for all who wished to strengthen their faith in Allah. As the years passed Ismail was blessed with Prophethood and he gave the nomads of the desert the message of surrender to Allah swt.
After many centuries, Makkah became a thriving city, thanks to its reliable water source, the well of Zam Zam.In the year 628 the Prophet Muhammad saw set out on a journey with 1400 of his followers. This was the first pilgrimage in Islam, and would re-establish the religious traditions of the Prophet Ibrahim a.s. The above photo was taken an hour before the camel was sacrifice at El-Haiyu El-Ashar, infront of Rumah Kenyalang aka Rumah Sarawak.
Eidul Adha annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dzulhijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of RamadanFour thousand years ago the valley of Mecca was a dry and uninhabited place. Prophet Ibrahim a.s. was instructed to bring his wife's servant, Hajar and their child Ismail a.s. to Arabia from Palestine by Allah swt's command. With some supplies of food and water he left them without wanting, his wife Hajar asked him: "Who ordered you to leave us here", Ibrahim a.s. replied:"Allah", she said: "than Allah will not forget us, you can go". However the supplies quickly ran out and within a few days Hajar and Ismail a.s. were suffering from hunger and dehydration. In her desperation Hajar ran up and down two hills called Safa and Marwa trying to see if she could spot any help in the distance. Finally she collapsed beside her baby Ismail a.s. and prayed to Allah swt for deliverance. Ismail a.s. strucked his foot on the ground and this caused a spring of water to gush forth from the earth. Hajar and Ismail a.s. were saved. Now they had a secure water supply they were able to trade water with passing nomads for food and supplies.
After a while the Prophet Ibrahim a.s. returned from Palestine to check on his family and he was amazed to see them running a profitable well. The Prophet Ibrahim a.s. was told by Allah to build a shrine dedicated to him. Ibrahim a.s. and Ismail a.s. constructed a small stone structure – the Kaabah - which was to be the gathering place for all who wished to strengthen their faith in Allah. As the years passed Ismail was blessed with Prophethood and he gave the nomads of the desert the message of surrender to Allah swt.After many centuries, Makkah became a thriving city, thanks to its reliable water source, the well of Zam Zam.In the year 628 the Prophet Muhammad saw set out on a journey with 1400 of his followers. This was the first pilgrimage in Islam, and would re-establish the religious traditions of the Prophet Ibrahim a.s. The above photo was taken an hour before the camel was sacrifice at El-Haiyu El-Ashar, infront of Rumah Kenyalang aka Rumah Sarawak.
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