Eid - ul - Adha ( Baqraeid )

Our religion Islam has two important festivals. The first festival Eid- ul- Fitr is celebrated just after Ramadan finishes, whereas the second festival Eid- ul- Adha is celebrated just after approximately two months after Eid- ul- Fitr. 

Eid- ul- Adha is celebrated every year to remember the sacrifice of Ibrahim AS (Abraham) and his son Ismail AS (Ishmael).

This true story begins when Ibrahim AS dreams that Allah SWT has asked him to sacrifice his son Ismail by killing him for the sake of Allah and to represent it as an act of obedience to Allah. Ibrahim AS believed it was a message/order of Allah SWT. Ibrahim AS told Ismail AS his dream and asked him if he was ready to be killed. Ismail AS being a kind and obedient child accepted what his father said and obeyed the command of Allah. The father and the son both went to an open ground place and they prepared a bed for Ismail AS to be killed on it. Being a father, Ibrahim AS didn't wanted to see his son being killed infront of him. So, he took a piece of cloth and covered his eyes and he put his knife in place to kill his son but by the grace and mercy of Allah SWT, when Ibrahim AS opened his eyes, he saw his son standing in front of him and he saw a lamb killed instead of his son. This was a test for Ibrahim AS and his son Ismail AS whether they obeyed Allah SWT or not. Every year, Muslims remember this miraculous story and celebrate Eid- ul- Adha. 

Every Muslim sacrifices a halal animal (lamb, sheep, goat, cow, buffalo etc) to remember this occasion and distributes it to relatives, family members, friends and to the poor people who cannot afford to sacrifice an animal. 

This is a very joyous and beautiful occasion, event and festival for all Muslims.