Happy Bakrid
Posted on: 13/Sep/2016 9:32:44 AM
Eid al Adha, or Bakr-Id, or Bakrid is also known as the Festival of Sacrifice. It is in honour of Ibrahim, or Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his son on God’s command. Jibra’il, or Gabriel, God’s angel, intervened to inform him that his sacrifice was already accepted. Muslims sacroifice a cow or a goat during this festival. The meat from the sacrificed animal is divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.
Bakrid falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the Islamic lunar calendar, and lasts till the 13th day. Eid al-Adha begins with a sunnah prayer of two rakats followed by a sermon, or khutbah. Celebrations start after the descent of the Hujjaj, the pilgrims performing the Hajj, from Mount Arafat , a hill east of Mecca. Eid sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.(6) The days of Eid have been singled out in the Hadith as days of remembrance and considered the holiest days in the Islamic Calendar. The takbir, or days, of Tashriq are from the Maghrib prayerof the 29th of Dhul-Qadah up to the Maghrib prayer of the 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah.
Live Chennai wishes you all a very Happy Bakrid.
