Idul Adha

idul Adha (the Republic of Indonesia, Hari Raya Haji, Arabic: عيد الأضحى) is one of the great days of Islam. Idul Adha falls on the 10th month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day falls exactly 70 days after the Idul Fitri celebration. Today and the days of fasting Tasyrik forbidden for Muslims.
On this day commemorated the sacrifice of events, when the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), ruled by god to sacrifice his own son to prove how submissive He was the god Almighty and his Prophet Ibrahim was really god to obey, so that when the Prophet Abraham to slaughter prophet ismail, by god prophet ismail replaced with a sheep. so Idul Adha holiday is also known as Idul Qurban

On this day, Muslims gather in the morning and Eid prayers together in the field, such as when to celebrate Idul Fitri. After the prayer, followed by the slaughter of sacrificial animals, to commemorate God's command to Prophet Ibrahim to slaughter a sheep instead of his son and to instill social values in our society that the importance of sharing with fellow Muslims, for example like this sacrifice. Proverbial, people like those who sacrificed to do business with god Almighty, when we sacrifice on the basis of sincerity, God will give thousands of gifts to us knowing that we sacrifice for gods pleasure hope not because riya.


Center for Eid al-Adha celebrations in the world is in a small village in Saudi Arabia named Mina, near Mecca. Here are three stone pillars symbolizing the devil and should be stoned by Muslims who are performing the pilgrimage. These three stone pillars symbolizing devils they are, jumroh ula, wusta and aqobah. according to history, on that day prophet ibrahim will execute the command from Allah to slay his son, but the demons that tempt the Prophet Abraham, then any prophet ibrahim demons throwing with stones, from which the command was throwing jumroh

written by: Aziz Azindani