quote:(Eid ul-Adha) is celebrated in honor of the prophet Abraham when he intended to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a proof of his loyalty to God. Eid ul-Adha is translated into English as "The Feast of Sacrifice", when Muslims all over the world present an animal (usually a cow) sacrifice as a gratitude action for God saving the Prophet Ismail's life. The slaughtered animal meat is divided into thirds, one for the person who is presenting the beast, one to be distributed to his poor relatives, and the last third for the needy, regardless of their religion, race, or nationality. As with Eid ul-Fitr, there is an early morning prayer for the Eid, and celebrations are extended for Four days.
Well, I haven't been subjected to the slaughtering of any animals, but I have heard that it's a pretty big - and smelly celebration - in some parts.
This morning, Fahim and his dad went to mosque, wearing new clothes, since wearing new clothes is a tradition for Eid. While they were gone, Fahim's mom and I cooked breakfast. String hoppers, fish curry, pol sambol, and, um, a syrop I don't remember the name of that's make from coconut milk and jaggery.
For lunch, Fahim's brother & his wife, and his wife's parents, will be coming over. Then it's general lounging about, chatting about everything, and that sort of thing for the remainder of the day.
I'm wearing a royal blue shalwaar kameez with embroidered royal blue & aqua starfish all over it. We bought the kit in Dubai.
[ December 31, 2006, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: quidscribis ]
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
I'm glad to hear about this. I didn't know about this second Eid festival, and was unsure why my local Y was including "Happy Eid" on their billboard.
Posted by Dasa (Member # 8968) on :
quid -- Isn't it "Eid Mubarak" ? In any case, have a great Eid Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Urm... Maybe? Oh ****! I'm changing the thread title!
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
Congratulations celebration!
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Thanks for posting that explanation of the holiday, Quid. I enjoyed learning about it. Posted by gnixing (Member # 768) on :
So - maybe I'm just mis-remembering, but wasn't Isaac the son that Abraham was to sacrifice? Was he also commanded to sacrafice Ishmael, or is this one of the important dividing points between Islamic faith from Judeo-Christian?
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
*whisper* You're not supposed to ask that. Shhhhhh.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I asked Fahim about it, and his comment is that, according to Islamic belief, Ishmael is the one that was supposed to be sacrificed, not Isaac. The two brothers are the fathers of two religious lines - Isaac for Judaism, Ishmael for Islam. You can read [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similarities_between_the_Bible_and_the_Qur%27an#Abraham_and_the_sacrifice]more about it[/url].
(Posting problems. A space is automatically being added after the [url= bit, so it doesn't matter how many times I try to edit this post, the space is still there, and I can't remove the thing. Sorry.)
[ January 01, 2007, 10:13 PM: Message edited by: quidscribis ]
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