Eid Al-Adha

Yesterday was Eid Al-Adha. Muslims celebrate this Eid to comemorate the sacrifice of Prophet Abrahim.

The way Eid Al-Adha is celebrated is we go for Eid prayers. Then we slaughter an animal like cow, sheep or even camel. The meat is then divided and shared between family and friends, and poor and needy.

According to Wikipedia.org:

"Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd ul-’Aḍḥā) or the Festival of Sacrifice (Turkish: Kurban Bayramı) is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims (including Druze) worldwide in commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God. The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey God and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God intervened and instead provided a lamb as the sacrifice. This is why today all over the world Muslims who have the means to, sacrifice an animal (usually a goat or a sheep), as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to God. The meat is then shared out with family, friends (Muslims or non-Muslims), as well as the poor members of the community."

I went to the D.C. Convention Center in Washington D.C., for Eid prayers:



It was nice. Many Muslim businesses had setup stalls. But one thing it didn't have was halal FOOD! That's the main attraction at any Muslim event over here. At least for me. I mean, you can get clothes from anywhere. But you can't find good halal food so easily. So that was one major disappointment. Otherwise it was nice to see so many Muslims gathered to celebrate and pray.