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Eid Al-Adha: Sacrifices
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"Eid Al-Adha represents an unequivocal denunciation of human sacrifice," said Nasser Weddady, AIC's Outreach Director. "Even when God himself seems to order the killing of a human being, it is stopped. As Muslim families gather for the traditional holiday lamb meal, they celebrate the rescue of Ismael and affirm the sanctity of human life."
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[T]he climax of Eid Al-Adha offers an unequivocal denunciation of human sacrifice, even when it appears divinely sanctioned. Indeed, although God himself seems to order the sacrifice of a human being, it is ultimately stopped. As Muslim families around the world gather for the traditional holiday lamb meal, they celebrate the rescue of Ismael and the unequivocal sanctity of human life.
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Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) is an important Islamic religious festival that is observed by Muslims world-wide. In Algeria, a predominantly Muslim country, this festival is ... referred to as Eid el-Kbir. This is one of the two Eid festivals that are celebrated by Muslims – the other being Eid ul-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan.
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"Eid Al-Adha celebrates the sanctity of human life by rejecting child sacrifice," said Weddady. "Alas, the holiday season has seen deadly suicide bombings across the Muslim world, as well as a father murdering his daughter in Toronto over a religious dispute."
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The pilgrims ... collect pebbles there for ritual of stoning the devil, which will take place this morning in Jamraat near Mouna, marking the start of Eid al-Adha (the feast of sacrifice). On this day, Moslems around the world slaughter sheep and cattle to mark the feast and donate the meat to the poor.
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According to tradition, a large portion of the meat from the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha should be distributed among the poor and hungry, so that everyone can join in the feast. Only one-third of the meat is eaten by the immediate family and relatives.
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