Millions of Muslims will be marking what's known as the Feast of Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha this weekend. Eid means 'feast' or 'festival' and each year Muslims celebrate both Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. Both are marked by prayers at mosques and celebrations with family and friends.
Millions of Muslims will be marking what's known as the Feast of Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha this weekend. Eid means 'feast' or 'festival' and each year Muslims celebrate both Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. Both are marked by prayers at mosques and celebrations with family and friends.
"So, as Muslims around the world, we have two feasts. The first one comes after a big act of worship, which is the month of Ramadan, which is Eid al-Fitr, the Eid of breaking the fast; and the second one is also connected to Hajj, so it comes after a great act of worship, which is pilgrimage. The reason why both feasts have been prescribed is to celebrate after fulfilling the instructions of God-fasting in the month of Ramadan and after pilgrimage.
Imam Elzokm says it provides the foundation for why some Muslims will sacrifice an animal during Eid al-Adha and share the meat with their family, friends and those less fortunate. He says while there's awareness of the economic challenges, Australian-Afghans also wanted to donate to help those impacted by the recent floods in Afghanistan that killed more than 300 people and destroyed at least 1,000 homes.
"So, one of the main lessons of Eid is unity. People coming in the large numbers and we're very lucky to have Eid on the weekend, on Sunday, so a lot of people would be free - and wouldn't have work - to come as a family. And they celebrate together, especially children and they come. What we emphasise on at the mosque is the unity between Muslims when we are lining up, coming from different cultures, different races and backgrounds - and this is what we teach-unity.
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