Monday, September 12, 2016 is the day Muslims all over the world will come together to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, Christians are not left behind as many would also celebrate the festival with their Muslims friends. NAIJ.com has compiled some facts about the yearly event. The slaughtering of rams is the most catchy events on this day as it is expected of a Muslim home to kill at least a ram on this day. Eid-el-Kabir is the second Muslim holiday as it is commonly known in Nigeria considering the holier of the two Muslim holidays, the first of which is the Eid-el-Fitri holiday, which comes up at the end of Ramadan every year.
Like dejavu, in the climax of its arrival, the yuletide, otherwise couched the ‘festival of the sacrifice’, is expected to hit the town with a few activities such as buying and selling of rams in its heavy stock, for the celebration across quarters. However, ram sellers have started to bemoan low patronage at length and breath of the country. The Muslims on the other hand, are also not finding it any easy to do the necessary things libelled with the festivities.
Stakeholders, as well as buyers and sellers of the animals used for the Sallah festival, have attributed this unfriendly condition to the parlous state of the country’s economy. Other reasons cited include the high exchange rate of the naira and the high cost of transportation. In fact, some have even noted that this year’s ‘ileya’ festival, will definitely mark a deviation from what has usually obtained in the history of the country.
Overview of Eid el kabir Festival Eid al-Adha is another name for Eid-el-Kabir, the “Festival of the Sacrifice” , also called the “Sacrifice Feast” or “Bakr-Eid”. It is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two.
It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, Isma’il (Ishmail) as an act of submission to God’s command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra’il (Gabriel) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. Today, the meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts.
The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbours; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.
In the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for three days. In the international (Gregorian) calendar, the dates vary from year to year drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year. Muslim faithfuls while observing the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer in a prayer ground in Lagos on Wednesday, July 6 The Origin Islamic tradition has it that the valley of Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia) was a dry, rocky, and uninhabited place. God instructed Abraham to bring Hagar (Hājar), his Arabian (Adnan) wife, and Ishmael to the Arabia from the land of Canaan. As Abraham was preparing for his return journey back to Canaan, Hagar asked him, “Did God order you to leave us here? Or are you leaving us here to die?” Abraham did not even look back. He just nodded, afraid that he would be too sad and that he would disobey God. Hagar said, “Then God will not waste us; you can go.” Though Abraham had left a large quantity of food and water with Hagar and Ishmael, the supplies quickly ran out, and within a few days the two began to feel the pangs of hunger and dehydration. Hagar ran up and down between two hills, al-Safa and Al-Marwah, seven times, in her desperate quest for water. Exhausted, she finally collapsed beside her baby Ishmael and prayed to God for deliverance. Miraculously, a spring of water gushed forth from the earth at the feet of baby Ishmael. Other accounts have the angel Jibra’il, striking the earth and causing the spring to flow in abundance. With this secure water supply, known as the Zamzam Well, they were not only able to provide for their own needs, but were also able
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