Eid-ul-Adha: The Muslim Festival of Sacrifice

This is equally the season when Muslims perform Hajj which is a pilgrimage to the holy land in Mecca. It’s also one of the five pillars of Islam enjoined upon the believers. At times, people describe Hajj as religious tourism but in reality, it isn’t. I shared my experience last year while I was at <a href="https://medium.com/jumah-nugget/10-things-to-know-before-doing-hajj-or-umrah-ef2c339a6a97" rel="noopener">Umrah</a>. This is a trip for one who is healthy, sane, wealthy, and physically fit. A practice that is done in commemoration of the activities of Prophet Ibrahim — also known as Abraham. My first encounter with the story of Abraham and the sacrifice was not in an Islamic text. It was <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/175767460435?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1T96LxIt2TWqXdolUbBpqOQ98&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=175767460435&targetid=1587268787897&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9026861&poi=&campaignid=19894961968&mkgroupid=148855406073&rlsatarget=pla-1587268787897&abcId=9307911&merchantid=511548725&gclid=CjwKCAjwkeqkBhAnEiwA5U-uMzm-EtK-IXxnFeuhXNoyRE0CvOa6u-O2-p1amEJpWRNENga2n1WQNhoCzCoQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">My Book of Bible Stories</a> published by Watch Tower Vintage in 1978. This book was so beautiful and illustrious that it also contained the story of Moses and the splitting of the red sea. <a href="https://medium.com/mystic-minds/eid-ul-adha-the-muslim-festival-of-sacrifice-3c171a067ef9">Learn More</a>