Eid Ul Adha-Feast Of Sacrifice!
Most significant Eid Ul Adha, an Eid of sacrifice in the 12th month of Dhul Hijjah commemorates the divinely given religious ceremonies of our Prophet Abraham (AS) introduced by his progeny Prophet-Universal Messenger Muhammad SAWS.
It also confirms that all the Islamic practices are ordained by the divine authority, and none are the man-made rituals, that’s is known as Monotheistic religion.
Such Divine practices opens up the Gates of knowledge of both the worlds. Knowledge of the past Revelations, introduction of all the Prophets, Messengers, and Angels sent by Allah Creator of the Universe, that brings closeness with the people of the book, the whole humanity, as well as teaching the true concept of ‘One GOD’, only HIS worship and obedience are legal. ‘Muslims’ Believers of One Creator-GOD all over the world celebrate the ‘Eid of Sacrifice’; reviving the ‘religion of prophet Abraham (AS), (known as friend of god in the bible) and his test from Almighty Allah, in it there is a sign indicates strong faith in GOD. The Sacred day of EID commemorates the test of Prophet Abraham (AS) by CreatorGOD and his willingness to be obedient to GOD to sacrifice his first born son Prophet Ishmael (AS), who also as an obedient son voluntarily offered himself to be sacrificed, and never flinched from his promise, until the sacrifice was redeemed by the substitute of a ‘Ram’-Lamb by GOD.
“-- and remember, that Abraham was tried by his lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled--”: “Say yes we believe in AllahCreator and the revelation given to us to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, the tribes and that given to Moses, and Jesus, from their Lord: we make no difference between one and another of them and we bow to our Creator: “Being true in faith-” (Quran-2: 124, 130, 136).
Eid Ul Adha falls in one of the Sacred Months of Hajj-Pilgrimage and the
performance of the divine symbolic rites of universal gathering in the Sacred city of Mecca, the Holy territory containing centuries old symbolic monuments, and sacred Biblical places, such as Mount Arafat known as Mount of Mercy, commemorating the reUnion of P. H. Adam (AS), and his wife H. Eve (RA), also marking the last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad SAWS on the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah in the Urananh Valley: Muslims fast on the day of Arafat on 9th.
The Key ritual of Hajj consists of ‘ Tawaf ’ walking counter-clockwise around the Kab’a 7 times, coincides with the 7 Orbital movements.
The Kaba was re-built by Prophet Abraham (AS) and his first born Son Prophet Ishmael (AS). The Spiritual site within the enclosure of the Kaa’ba, a symbolic monument’Maqam-e-Ibrahim- a Glass and brass covered cage contains the foot print of Prophet Abraham (AS) where he stood and re-built the Kaba with his son Ishmael. “--Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundation of the House with the prayer: “Our Lord accept this from us, for Thou art the all Hearing the all Knowing”. (Q-2:127).
“--Take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer, and WE covenanted with Abraham and Ishmael to sanctify MY Housethose who compass it round-bow and prostrate therein in prayer. (Q-2:125).
The ceremony at monuments of Hills of Safa and Marwa, represents Lady Hagar wife of Prophet Abraham (AS): closer to these Hills is the Well of Zam Zam spring that miraculously sprang in the parched desert, after the prayer of Lady Hagar a desperate Mother of infant Ishmael prayed for water: this is the oldest Well flowing without interruption giving the Blessed Water. (Q-2:158).