Inter-Excel would also like to take this day to wish all the Malays/Muslim friends a very Happy Raya Eid-al-Adha!
Lets get down to know a little bit more about the background and
the culture of what the Muslims do during this festival.
Eid
al-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also
known as Abraham) to follow Allah's (God's) command to sacrifice his son
Ishmael. Muslims around the world observe this event.
Animals are decorated in plastic jewellery for Eid
al-Adha, a holiday celebrated in memory of Abraham's sacrifice.
It started with Ibrahim, known as Abraham in the Christian and Jewish traditions, was
commanded by God to sacrifice his adult son. He obeyed and took Ishmael (Ismail
or Ismael) to Mount Moriah. Just as he was to sacrifice his son, an angel
stopped him and gave him a ram to sacrifice in place of his son. Some people
dispute that the son of sacrifice was Isaac (Isḥāq). Regardless, these events are remembered and celebrated at Eid
al-Adha.
At the celebration of Eid al-Adha, many Muslims
make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque. They also
wear new clothes, visit family members and friends and may symbolically
sacrifice an animal in an act known as qurbani. This represents the
animal that Ibrahim sacrificed in the place of his son.
And again,
SELAMAT HARI RAYA EID-AL-ADHA!
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