Im wishing you guys, Happy Eid Ul Adha 1430H

I would like to wish to all my dearest Muslim readers, Happy Eid-Ul Adha 1430H. Or in Malay language, we call it “Hari Raya Haji” or “Hari Raya Korban”. This is because both of the word “Haji” and “Korban” are being related to this celebration.

So, lets do some “For Dummies” book style in here. What is Eid Ul-Adha? Well, a quote from Wikipedia (the best source for information, geeks. Haha):

Eid al-Adha is a “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is a holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.

Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from the Quran. Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khuṭba).

Eid al-Adha annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.

So a day before Hari Raya Haji celebration, after the Maghrib prayers, most of suraus and mosques are having this “Takbir Hari Raya” which also did during Eid-Ul Fitr celebration.

And on the next day, after the Eid-ul Adha prayer and the sermon, most of the suraus and mosques are having this Festival of Sacrifice. Mostly, it is a cow, sheep or camel are being used to sacrifice. Take a look on this video:

Well, once again would like to wish you guys Happy Eid-Ul Adha and Happy Holidays!