Kepada semua pembaca-pembaca blog ini, kenalan-kenalan ku, muslimin & muslimat, disini ku ingin mengucapkan Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidiladha. Semoga seluruh umat Islam bersatu padu dengan semangat yang baru dan menjadi satu umat yg positif dan dinamik...Amin.
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The history behind Eid-ul-Adha follows the story of the faithful Abraham, who was instructed by Allah in a dream to raise the foundations of Kaaba, a black stone, the most sacred Muslim shrine in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), which the Muslims face during their prayers (salat). Immediately responding to the Lord’s call, Abraham set off for Makkah along with his wife and son, Ishmael. At that time, Mecca was a desolate and barren desert and Abraham had to face a lot of hardships. However, he supplicated Allah’s commands uncomplaining. In a divine dream, he also saw himself sacrificing his son Ishmael for Allah’s sake. When he told this to Ishmael, the latter immediately asked his father to carry out Lord’s commands without faltering and assured that he was completely ready to give up his life for God. But miraculously enough, when Abraham was about to sacrifice Ishmael, Allah spared the boy’s life and replaced him with a lamb. And this is what Abraham ultimately sacrificed.
To commemorate this outstanding act of sacrifice (qurbani) by Prophet Abraham, people sacrifice a lamb, goat, ram or any other animal on Eid-ul-Adha and give the meat to friends, neighbors, relatives and the needy. People who are away from the holy pilgrimage, Hajj, also carry out this traditional sacrifice. Hence Eid-ul-Adha is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice or the Day of Sacrifice.
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ps: Kepada Cik Wan & Cik Milah yang sedang mengerjakan ibadah haji pada tahun ini, kami mendoakan kesihatan, kesejahteraan, ketenteraman supaya dapat menjalani rukun Islam ke-5 ini dengan khusyuk dan sempurna dan mendapat haji yang mabrur. Amin.
