Salam AidilAdha and
welcome to my blog on a big day for me as a Muslim.
Today we celebrate
Hari Raya AidilAdha which, falls on 15th Oct 2013. It’s also
called as Hari Raya Haji or Hari Raya Korban which celebrate on 10th to
13th Dzulhijjah every year. AidilAdha is an important religious holiday
celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honour the willingness of the
prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his young first-born son Ismail
(Ishmael) as an act of submission to Allah's command and his
son's acceptance to being sacrificed, before Allah intervened to provide
Abraham with a Lamb to sacrifice instead.
Celebrating
AidilAdha in Malacca (Malaysia) is not cheerful as
Hari Raya AidilFitri. It was different depend on each state in Malaysia.
As I know a few state like Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Kedah and Negeri
Sembilan more cheerful celebrate Hari Raya AidilAdha while others more to
celebrate Hari Raya AidilFitri.
Like Hari Raya
AidilFitri, beginning from Subuh prayer, we will greeting each other and ready to go to the mosque to do solat sunat
Aidiladha at Surau Pengkalan Batu. After the prayer, the whole family visit our
lovely parents grave...Bismillah hirrahmannirrahim...Yaasin...
Then watching korban at mosque, 9's cow and 1 buffalo. Alhamdulillah.....
Usually we sacrificing asheep, cow, goat, buffalo or camel in
the name of Allah. The family retains one third of the share, then giving
away one-third of the meat to friends and neighbors and donating one-third or
more of the meat to the poor and needy.
Below a litte bit info
about Hari Raya Aidiladha..
The
Origin Of Eid Al-Adha
According to Islamic
tradition, approximately four thousand years ago, the valley of Mecca (in
present-day Saudi Arabia) was a dry, rocky and uninhabited place. Allah
instructed Abraham (Ibraheem) in Arabic) to bring Hājar (Hāǧar),
his Egyptian wife, and Ismail (Ishmael), his only child at the time,
to Arabia from the land of Canaan.
As Abraham was preparing
for his return journey back to Canaan, Hajar asked him, "Did
Allah order you to leave us here? Or are you leaving us here to die."
Abraham turned around to face his wife. He was so sad that he could not say
anything. He pointed to the sky showing that Allah commanded him to do so.
Hajar said, "Then Allah will not waste us; you can go". Though
Abraham had left a large quantity of food and water with Hajar and Ishmael, the
supplies quickly ran out, and within a few days the two began to feel the pangs
of hunger and dehydration.
Hajar ran up and down
between two hills called ‘Al-Safa’ and ‘Al-Marwah’ seven times, in
her desperate quest for water. Exhausted, she finally collapsed beside her baby
Ishmael and prayed to Allah for deliverance. Miraculously, a spring of water
gushed forth from the earth at the feet of baby Ishmael. Other accounts have
the angel Gabriel (Jibrail) striking the earth and causing the
spring to flow in abundance. With this secure water supply, known as
the ‘Zamzam Well’, they were not only able to provide for their own needs,
but were also able to trade water with passing nomads for food and supplies.
Years later, Abraham was
instructed by Allah to return from Canaan to build a place of worship adjacent
to Hagar's well (the Zamzam Well). Abraham and Ishmael constructed a stone and
mortar structure —known as the ‘Kaaba’— which was to be the gathering
place for all who wished to strengthen their faith in Allah. As the years
passed, Ishmael was blessed with Prophethood (Nubuwwah) and
gave the nomads of the desert his message of submission to Allah. After many
centuries, Mecca became a thriving desert city and a major center for trade,
thanks to its reliable water source, the well of Zamzam.
One of the main trials of
Abraham's life was to face the command of Allah to devote his dearest
possession, his only son. Upon hearing this command, he prepared to submit
to Allah's will. During this preparation, Shaitan tempted Abraham and
his family by trying to dissuade them from carrying out Allah's commandment,
and Ibrahim drove Shaitan away by throwing pebbles at him. In commemoration of
their rejection of Shaitan, stones are thrown at ‘symbolic pillars’
signifying Shaitan during the Hajj rites.
When Ishmael was
about 13 (Abraham being 99), Allah decided to test their faith in
public. Abraham had a recurring dream, in which Allah was commanding him to
offer his son as a sacrifice – an unimaginable act – sacrificing his son, which
Allah had granted him after many years of deep prayer. Abraham knew that the
dreams of the prophets were divinely inspired, and one of the ways in which God
communicated with his prophets. When the intent of the dreams became clear to
him, Abraham decided to fulfill God's command and offer Ishmael for sacrifice.
Although Abraham was ready
to sacrifice his dearest for God's sake, he could not just go and drag his son
to the place of sacrifice without his consent. Ishmael had to be consulted as
to whether he was willing to give up his life as fulfillment to Allah's
command. This consultation would be a major test of Ishmael's maturity in
faith, love and commitment for Allah, willingness to obey his father and
sacrifice his own life for the sake of Allah.
Abraham presented the
matter to his son and asked for his opinion about the dreams of slaughtering
him. Ishmael did not show any hesitation or reservation even for a moment. He
said, "Father, do what you have been commanded. You will find me, Insha'Allah (God
willing), to be very patient." His mature response, his deep insight into
the nature of his father’s dreams, his commitment to Allah, and ultimately his
willingness to sacrifice his own life for the sake of Allah were all
unprecedented.
When Abraham attempted to
cut Ishmael's throat, he was astonished to see that Ishmael was unharmed and
instead, he found a dead ram which was slaughtered. Abraham had
passed the test by his willingness to carry out Allah's command.
This is mentioned in the
Quran as follows:
"O my Lord! Grant me
a righteous (son)!" So We gave him the good news of a boy, possessing
forbearance. And when (his son) was old enough to walk and work with him,
(Abraham) said: O my dear son, I see in vision that I offer you in sacrifice: Now
see what is your view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do what you are
commanded; if Allah wills, you will find me one practising patience and
steadfastness!" So when they both submitted and he threw him down upon his
forehead, We called out to him saying: O Ibraheem! You have indeed fulfilled
the vision; surely thus do We reward those who do good. Most surely this was a
manifest trial. And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice. And We
perpetuated (praise) to him among the later generations. "Peace and salutation
to Abraham!" Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. Surely he was
one of Our believing servants.
As a reward for this
sacrifice, Allah then granted Abraham the good news of the birth of his second
son, Is-haaq (Isaac):
And We gave him the good
news of Is-haaq, a prophet from among the righteous.
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