Aidil Adha: Another celebration among Muslims all over the world

Muslim celebrates Aidil Adha as token of gratitude, grateful to divine where the victory is not only in the pilgrimage alone, but it will more of it is related to an incident that occurred in the Muslim’s history.

Aidil Adha or Hari Raya Haji is celebrated in festivals around the world. It is the largest in the Muslim festival Eid is celebrated on the other every 1 Syawal. Aidil Adha is celebrated on the day of the 10, 11, 12 and 13 months of Dhul-Hijjah every year. Takbir Aidil Adha begins with the night 10-Hijjah, followed by prayers and the Aidil Adha sermon (khutbah) in the morning 10-Hijjah, the response was followed with a sacrifice can be performed either on 10 or 11 or 12 or day 13-Hijjah.

Aidil Adha is a special celebration because it is a day for Muslims to commemorate the sacrifice story of Ibrahim in the fulfilment of God's commandments and to-impatient son Ismail in order to meet Allah SWT.

In addition, one of the privileges of Aidil Adha and the Day Tasyrik victims were worship. Rituals of sacrifice can only be done in four days after the start time of the preacher delivered a sermon before the Aidil Adha until the sun sank on the 13th day of Dhul-Hijjah.

In terms of language, meaning close to the victim, while in terms it means the exercise of religious orders or obey the commands of God because he wants to draw closer to Him.

Sacrifice Feast falls on the tenth day of the month-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic Hijra calendar. 10 Hijjah is an important date in the history of Islam where Prophet Adam and his wife Hawa were removed from heaven and down to earth before the meeting at Arafat, outside the city of Mecca .

Healthy cow, one of the animal that can be sacrificed

On the day, circumcised Muslims wearing the most beautiful, cleanest, and also wearing perfume. On the morning of the feast of sacrifice, the Muslims will perform Hari Raya prayers of two rakaats. Normally the Aidil Adha prayers accelerated slightly compared with Eid prayers. Accelerated a bit of wisdom Adha prayers are to give more time to slaughter the sacrifice. A little wisdom passed Eid prayers will be to allow an opportunity for those who are not fulfilling their obligation to pay zakat and desirable to eat before going to the mosque.

However for the Aidil Adha, the wisdom of the next meal is desirable that the first food eaten on that day is a blessing meat. After prayers, the sacrifice will be initiated. Cows, goats, and sheep are sacrificed to be slaughtered before distributed to the public, especially to those in need.

The meat will be distributed to poor people

Hari Raya Haji is celebrated when Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, to visit the Kaabah and sacrifices. Al-Quran does not say, but the Muslims hold that this festival commemorates the sacrifice Ibrahim's willingness to give his son as a sacrifice to God.

Also known as Hari Raya Haji is celebrated when Muslims make
the pilgrimage to Mecca 

After the prayer, Muslims will once again flock to cemeteries to visit loved ones. Everyone will be wearing new clothes, the young will ask forgiveness from the parents and after that everyone will touch a variety of dishes prepared before visting each other.

Salam Aidil Adha 1431 H / 2010 from me