Eid Al-Adha ~ Festival of the Sacrifice.

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.

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What Do People Do?

At 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.
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Significance of The Hajj.

Significance of Hajj. 

We know what Hajj is,  but do we  know it's deep meaning, interpretation or Significance?
Every step taken towards the  Holy Lands is special.. Let's dive deep today,  let's know about -   Hajj.

The Journey  :

We usually think of journeys as of two kinds:
those made for business and those made for pleasure in both cases, it is to fulfill your worldly desires and benefit yourselves that you leave your homes, separate from families, spend money – all is done for your own sake. No question arises of sacrifice for any higher, sublime purpose.

But the journey that is the Hajj is quite different in nature. This is not meant for any personal end. It is undertaken solely for Allah, and the fulfillment of the duty prescribed by Allah. Nobody can be prepared to undertake this journey until and unless he has love of Allah in his heart as well as fear of him, and is convinced that Allah wants him to do what he is doing. That you are willing to bear the privations arising from separation from your family, to incur great expenses on a journey that will bring no material rewards and to suffer any loss of business or job,all are signs of certain inner qualities: that you love and fear Allah more than anything, that you have a strong sense of duty to Him, that you are willing to respond to His summons and ready to sacrifice your material comforts in His cause. Virtue and Piety You will find that your love of God heightens as you start preparing for your pilgrimage journey, with the sole intention of pleasing Allah....