Eid al-Adha inculcates modesty and Selflessness July 20, 2021, 10:25 PM IST
By Farida Khanam
Eid al-Adha is celebrated in the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah. ‘Eid al-Adha’ literally means ‘Eid of sacrifice’, as Muslims symbolically sacrifice an animal as an act of ‘qurbani’. It is a symbolic rehearsal of high values of faith, and it is required that these values be translated into practical life all year-round.
Two practices are performed by Muslims on Eid al-Adha: congregational prayer in the mosque and the sacrificing of an animal. These two practices reflect the basic spirit of this festival, which is a combination of two important states of mind, modesty through prayer and selflessness through sacrifice.
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