Thursday, December 4, 2014

Id-ul-Zuha/ Eid al-Adha

Id-ul-Zuha/ Eid al-Adha is called "Bakr-Id" in India. There is tradition of sacrificing a goat. The festival is celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in India. It is a gazetted holiday.
Muslims around the world believe that Allah commanded Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael, which he did.But his son was unharmed and replaced by a sheep. 
The word "id" means "festival" and "zuha" a "sacrifice".

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