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Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The prayers (duas) in those five nights are not denied:
The night of Raghaib (first Friday night of Rajab),
15th night of Sha'ban,
15th night of Sha'ban,
Friday, Eid al-Fitr and
Eid al-Adha
nights.
Eid al-Adha
nights.
Ibn Asakir
What is Eid al-Adha
Background of Sacrifice
What is Eid al-Adha
Introduction to Eid al-Adha
In Arabic it is Eid al-Adha, non-Arab Muslims in general call it as different forms. Sacrificed animal is called udhiyya in Arabic, and Qurbani in Turkish, Urdu and others. It is incumbent upon sufficiently wealthy Muslims to sacrifice a qurbani.
Many of you know the story of sacrificing animal told in the Bible. People were strictly prescribed to sacrifice animal but like many other rituals and commandments they left or forgot to follow (eg: fasting, prostrating, male circumcision, prohibition of pork), unfortunately Christians don't have this anymore. In Islam, Muslims follow the practice of Prophet Abraham (may peace be upon him).
The meaning of sacrifice is to obey God's command. Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) (peace be upon him) was among the best examples of servanthood to God. He never hesitated to obey what God ordered and as a matter of fact he was rewarded. God wanted Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Ismaeel) and he just took his son to the place to observe that ritual and he just touched the knife on the throat of Ismaeel (peace be upon him) but it didn't work, he tried on and on but no. It did not work. God Almighty sent down a sheep for him and saved his son. That was an examination for Prophet Ibrahim and he passed it successfully. From then on, people do sacrifice beasts to observe the same ritual of total submission to God and it is now much easier to submit with a sheep than your son, is it not?
It needs tens of pages of explanation, it is sufficed to say that we present our gratitude to God as Muslims and do what He asks from us. We submit to God's authority. Desire to be a good Muslim, we love God, we do good deeds, and want to go to paradise, and as we fear God and want to be saved from the torment of hell fire, we try to be away from disobeying his commands. May God save us from hellfire and accept us into the paradise. Amin.
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