Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018

Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Hajj 2018: When is Eid al Adha, what is Hajj and when is it? Everything you need to know



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 EID al-Adha is drawing closer and is one of the most important festivals in the Islamic Calendar, so when is the festival? What is Hajj?





Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Thousands of Muslims around the world will soon be celebrating Eid al Adha, the holier of the two Eid celebrations.



Eid al-Fitr took place this year in May and June, in a celebration which marked the end of Ramadan.  Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



When is Eid al-Adha?



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Eid al-Adha this year will begin on August 21 and end on August 25.



The definite date depends on the sighting of the new moon, as the Islamic calendar is based around the lunar calendar.Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Eid al-Adha is held at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and sees family and friends gather for feasts, gift-giving and prayers.



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 What is Hajj and how is it celebrated?



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is associated with the life of Islamic prophet Muhammad. Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



This year Hajj, will begin on Sunday, August 19, and end on Friday, August 24.



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Mecca was the birthplace of Muhammad and is regarded as the holiest city in Islam. Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 The tradition involved thousands of Muslims travelling to Mecca for the week of the Hajj in order to undertake a series of rituals. Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 It is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be undertaken at least once in their lives, for all those fit and able.Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



Rituals carried out during Hajj include:



- Walking counter-clockwise around the Kaaba - a cube-shaped building and the direction of prayer for Muslims



- Runs between the hills of Safa and Marwah



- Drinking from the Zamzam Well



- Spend a night in the plain of Muzdalifa



- Throwing stones at three pillars to stone the devil  Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018 Then the pilgrims shave their heads, perform an animal sacrifice and celebrate Eid al-Adha.



The reason for the animal sacrifice is to represent the task Ibrahim was asked to undertake by Allah.



Ibrahim - also known as Abraham - had to sacrifice his son to prove his obedience to God, but upon taking a blade to his son Allah provided a goat to be sacrificed instead.



In commemoration of this, animals are sacrificed and the meat split into three parts. Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



One third is donated to those who are needy, the second third to relatives, friends and neighbours and the remainder is shared by the family. Mufti Menk About Eid Ul Adha Powerfull Lecture - Eid ul Azha Bayan 2018



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