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Explain why the idea of sacrifice is central to Eid-ul-Adha

Explain why the idea of sacrifice is central to Eid-ul-Adha

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Lydia
• Eid-ul-Adha is the “festival of Sacrifice”.
• Also known as the Greater Eid; it is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar.
• Celebrates the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son Isma’il as an act of obedience to God.
• The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey Allah and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to kill his son, Allah stopped him and gave him a lamb to sacrifice instead.
• The story illustrates the faithfulness of Ibrahim.
• It teaches that we too must make sacrifices for God.
lydiajane74 answered the question on July 16, 2018 at 06:52

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