Bakrid 2022: The end of this week marks the beginning of Eid al-Adha. It is the second Eid celebration of the year, the first being Eid al-Fitr which took place in May. Considered the sacred of the two Eids, the celebration of Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah, as he prepared to sacrifice his son Ismail.
Eid al-Adha usually falls on the tenth day of the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar known as Dhu al-Hijjah. The last month began on Thursday, June 30. Eid al-Adha falls the day after Arafat or when pilgrims descend from Mount Arafat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj.
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Eid-al-Adha is celebrated for three days where the dates depend on the sighting of the moon.
Moon sighting date and time in India and Saudi Arabia:
The celebration of Eid-al-Adha in India begins a day after the Saudi Arabian festival. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the Supreme Court’s statement as saying that this year the first day of Eid al-Adha will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, July 9.
Based on this, India will mark the celebrations of Eid-al-Adha from June 10. Apart from India, other countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, the Sultanate of Brunei and Hong Kong will start Eid-al-Adha celebrations. 10 July.
The festival of Eid-al-Adha symbolizes the feelings of kindness and love. God placed a ram in the place of Ismail, the son of Prophet Ibrahim, which was to be sacrificed in place of his son. The original command from Allah was a test of the Prophet Ibrahim’s commitment to obey his God, without a doubt. Hence Eid-al-Adha means the festival of sacrifice.
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