Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Eid holidays will begin from 24th to 27th
The federal government Tuesday announced holidays on account of Eid-ul Azha.
According to the notification issued by the Interior Ministry, Eid holidays will begin from 24th to 27th of this month.
Yesterday, official moon sighting committee announced that Zilhajj moon was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi after chairing a meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman said that moon could not be sighted in Pakistan on Monday.
Eid al Adha will be marked on Friday, September 25, he had announced.
History:
Eid al-Adha, also called the Feast of Sacrifice , the Greater Eid, or Bakr-Eid , is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim (Peace Be upon Him) to sacrifice his promised son, Hazrat Ismail (Peace Be upon Him), as an act of submission to Almighty Allah's command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra'il and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted.
The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.
In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, Eid al-Azha falls on the 10th day of Zill-Hijjah and lasts for four days. In the international (Gregorian) calendar, the dates vary from year to year, drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year.
Eid al-Azha is the latter of the two Eid holidays, the former being Eid al-Fitr. The basis for the observance comes from the 196th ayah (verse) of Al-Baqara, the second sura of the Quran. The word "Eid" appears once in Al-Ma'ida, the fifth sura of the Quran, with the meaning "solemn festival".
Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Azha begins with a Sunnah prayer of two rakats followed by a sermon (khutbah). Eid al-Azha celebrations start after the descent of the Hujjaj, the pilgrims performing the Hajj, from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Makkah.
Eid sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th day of Zill-Hijjah. The days of Eid have been singled out in the Hadith as "days of remembrance".The takbir (days) of Tashriq are from the Fajr prayer of the 9th of Zill-Hijjah up to the Asr prayer of the 13th of Zill-Hijjah (5 days and 4 nights). This equals 23 prayers: 5 on the 9th–12th, which equals 20, and 3 on the 13th.
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The federal government Tuesday announced holidays on account of Eid-ul Azha.
According to the notification issued by the Interior Ministry, Eid holidays will begin from 24th to 27th of this month.
Yesterday, official moon sighting committee announced that Zilhajj moon was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi
after chairing a meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti
Muneeb ur Rehman said that moon could not be sighted in Pakistan on
Monday.
Eid al Adha will be marked on Friday, September 25, he had announced.
History:
Eid al-Adha, also called the Feast of
Sacrifice , the Greater Eid, or Bakr-Eid , is the second of two
religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year. It honors
the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim (Peace Be upon Him) to sacrifice his
promised son, Hazrat Ismail (Peace Be upon Him), as an act of submission
to Almighty Allah's command, before God then intervened, through his
angel Jibra'il and informs him that his sacrifice has already been
accepted.
The meat from the sacrificed animal is
preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third
of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and
neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.
In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, Eid
al-Azha falls on the 10th day of Zill-Hijjah and lasts for four days.
In the international (Gregorian) calendar, the dates vary from year to
year, drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year.
Eid al-Azha is the latter of the two Eid
holidays, the former being Eid al-Fitr. The basis for the observance
comes from the 196th ayah (verse) of Al-Baqara, the second sura of the
Quran. The word "Eid" appears once in Al-Ma'ida, the fifth sura of the
Quran, with the meaning "solemn festival".
Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Azha begins
with a Sunnah prayer of two rakats followed by a sermon (khutbah). Eid
al-Azha celebrations start after the descent of the Hujjaj, the pilgrims
performing the Hajj, from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Makkah.
Eid sacrifice may take place until
sunset on the 13th day of Zill-Hijjah. The days of Eid have been singled
out in the Hadith as "days of remembrance".The takbir (days) of Tashriq
are from the Fajr prayer of the 9th of Zill-Hijjah up to the Asr prayer
of the 13th of Zill-Hijjah (5 days and 4 nights). This equals 23
prayers: 5 on the 9th–12th, which equals 20, and 3 on the 13th.
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