Salam Eid ul-Adha to my family, friends and all Muslim.. Alhamdullillah, thanks you Allah still give us chance to celebrate this festival this year.
Eid ul-Adha is one of two Islamic Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate, the origin of which comes from the Quran.
Also known as Hari Raya Haji, Hari Raya Kurban, Qurban, or the Festival of Sacrifice, the Eid ul-Adha is one of the several religious festivals celebrated by Muslims all over the word.
Here, the Muslim community commemorates God’s forgiveness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, from his promise to sacrifice his own son Ishmael as commanded by Allah.
The Hari Raya Haji festival annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Zul Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. It runs for two to three days, or even more, depending on the country celebrating it.
Eid ul-Adha happens the day after pilgrims perform Hajj, or the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide. The pilgrimage is done approximately seventy days after the end of the month of Ramadan.
The festival is based on the Islamic lunar calendar, and thus in Gregorian calendar the date changes every year.
Hari Raya Kurban 2011 is expected to fall on Sunday, 6 November 2011.
However since the festival is determined by moon position based on moon-sighting, the exact date of the Hari Raya Haji 2011 will be announced by the Islamic authority closer to the festival.
This Muslim festival is celebrated by prayers in mosques, family get-togethers, festive meals and the sacrifice of goats, bulls and buffaloes; meat is distributed to family members, friends and the poor.
Hopefully we can celebrate the next Eid ul-Adha again.. InsyaAllah.. =)
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