When is 3id al adha 2011

In rainy weather, Iranian Sunni Muslims perform their Eid al-Adha prayer, at the Jame mosque in the city of Agh Ghala, about miles kilometers northeast of the capital Tehran. A woman prepares traditional sweets for sale on the rooftop of her house, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, on November 3, People pray in Ashwaq village on the occasion of Eid al-Adha near the city of Tabuk, 1, km miles away from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 6, Muslims perform their ablutions in the inner courtyard of the 17th century Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India, before early morning Eid al-Adha prayers on November 7, Thousands of Indian Muslims crowded in and around the mosque, the largest in India, to attend prayers in the first morning of Eid-al Adha or Festival of Sacrifice.

India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over million faithful. Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants living in the northern port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, offer Eid al-Adha prayers on November 6, For the first time in Thessaloniki, Greek authorities granted a public hall to Muslims in order to celebrate Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.

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The Atlantic Crossword. The Print Edition. Buddhist Holidays. American Holidays. World Holidays. Home Muslim Holidays Eid al-Adha When was Eid al-Adha in ? When does Eid al-Adha begin in North America? Eid al-Adha , the Festival of Sacrifice, will likely fall on Nov. Eid al-Adha concludes the annual pilgrimage to Mecca known as the Hajj. Determining the exact date of Eid al-Adha, is a point of contention and some wait for an official announcement from the authorities in Mecca.

The festival commemorates Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael and Ishmael's consent to being sacrificed. Today, it is is marked by slaughtering animals to feed the poor.

Coming at the end of the Hajj, a journey of dedication and purification, Eid al-Adha is understood as an opportunity for second chances. According to the Quran, when Ishmael known as Isma'el in Arabic was 13, his father, Abraham Ibrahim , began having inconceivable dreams in which God instructed him to sacrifice Ishmael Quran Surah Unbelievable as the dreams were, Abraham decided to follow Allah's instructions -- but not before asking Ishmael if he would agree to this.

The son did not hesitate, showing ultimate submission to God's will by telling his father to go through with the sacrifice.