Eid al-Adha

Definition:

Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎ ) basically means "Festival of the sacrifice" . It is a festival observed by Musluims all over the world once a year which begins with a Sunnah prayer of two rakats followed by a sermon (khutbah) and slaughter of Halal animals (Goat,sheep,Camel or a cow according to the financial conditions of a person).

Baqr'Eid (Eid al-Adha), is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim A.S to sacrifice his promised son. Hazrat Ismail A.S as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened to provide Abraham with a lamb to sacrifice instead. In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days. In the international Gregorian calendar, the dates vary from year to year, drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year. Eid al-Adha is the latter of the two Eid holidays, the former being Eid al-Fitr. The basis for the observance comes from the 196th ayah (verse) of Al-Baqara, the second surah of the Quran. The word "Eid" appears once in Al-Ma'ida, the fifth surah of the Quran, with the meaning "solemn festival".

Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the descent of the Hujjaj from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Mecca. Eid sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. The days of Eid have been singled out in the Hadith as "days of remembrance". The takbir (days) of Tashriq are from the Fajr prayer of the 9th of Dhul Hijjah up to the Asr prayer of the 13th of Dhul Hijjah (5 days and 4 nights). This equals 23 prayers: 5 on the 9th–12th, which equals 20, and 3 on the 13th.

People trying to make the bull ly down on the ground

A butcher slaughtering the bull with a knife