Thursday 11 August 2011

Eid al- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice


People slaughter a sheep in honor of the Hajj rituals reminiscent of the episode when Prophet Abraham(PBUH) had to sacrifice his own son but God made him sacrifice a ram instead. In Lebanon people go to pray in the mosque and they also sacrifice the sheep and give it to poor people. It is a three-day off where Lebanese enjoy with their families and go out with their best clothes. Also  graves of the deceased are  visited during the day of  Eid al-Adha.

The Takbir is recited from the dawn of the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah to the thirteenth, see a small part of it.
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar    الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر
lā ilāha illā Allāh    لا إله إلا الله
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar    الله أكبر الله أكبر
wa li-illāhil-hamd    ولله الحمد
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest,
There is no deity but Allah
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
and to Allah goes all praise