#Jesssteffx: Eid Mubarak is a greeting offered amongst practicing Muslims and it trend at the sighting of the Moon. This happens twice a year in the Islamic calendar. An important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. This is a day when Muslims around the world show a common goal of unity. The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of new moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by locality. The Greater Eid commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to Allah – and Allahs mercy in putting a lamb in Ishmaels place at the last moment. Eid also marks the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia undertaken by about 1.5 million Muslims. How is it celebrated? Muslims across the world will sacrifice a sheep or a goat today as a reminder of Ibrahims obedience to Allah, says the BBC. Why a sheep? Muslims believe that the very moment Ibrahim raised the knife, God told him to stop, that he had passed the test, and to replace Ishmael with a sacrificial ram, . The meat is shared among family, friends and the poor, who each get a third. in Egypt, where many of the poorest people eat a mostly vegetarian diet because thats all they can afford, families will often save up specially for meat to eat on Eid al-Adha. In Britain, anyone wishing to sacrifice a sheep has to make arrangements for it to be slaughtered humanely. In Muslim countries, Eid al-Adha is a public holiday, and often involves family gatherings. Eid usually starts with Muslims going to the Mosque for prayers, dressed in their best clothes, and thanking Allah for all the blessings they have received, It is also obligatory to give a set amount of money to charity to be used to help poor people buy new clothes and food so they too can celebrate. · Mohammed Saleem.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 06:56:58 +0000
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