The origin of Eid al-Adha is related to the folklore of the ancient prophet of Islam, and its symbolic meaning is that people have a noble pursuit of the Muslim spirit. It later evolved into a traditional festival of Islam and continues to this day.

Among the traditional festivals of Islam, there is a traditional holiday called Qur’an. Corresponding to it is another holiday, Eid al-Fitr. These two are two important Islamic holidays, so do you know, what is the origin of Qur’an and what is the symbolic meaning of each of them?

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Gurbang Festival is not only a traditional Islamic festival, but also a big festival.

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Eid al-adha’s tradition of butchering comes from the story of the ancient prophet Ibrahim I. Legend has it that he was very loyal and often sacrificed a lot of cattle and sheep to worship Allah. But never having a child was his constant trouble. So he prayed to Allah that he would not regret giving him a child, even in the future, if he had his own child as a sacrifice.

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Later, Allah realized his wish. His wife really gave birth to a child for him, named Ismaili, which was very happy for the old couple. With Ismaili’s company, their life became better. But with the passage of time, Ibrahim has completely forgotten the promise he made to Allah. When Ismaili became a man, the test of Allah came. In his dreams, Allah hinted to him several times that he would fulfill his promise.

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So he told his son Isma’ilism what had happened, and prepared to take him to a lonely valley, ready to prove his loyalty to Allah. Along the way, the demon appears several times and instigates Isma’ilism to disobey orders and flee. Ismaili refused the temptation of the devil and obeyed the Lord’s orders and his father’s actions. When Ibrahim raised his sword, the angel Jibril came under the orders of Allah and sent a black sheep Later, Allah to ibrahim hinted that he has confirmed his promise, and through the test.

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To thank Allah and commemorate the event, the Prophet Muhammad has carried on this tradition to this day and is included in one of the Hajj rituals.So this is where Eid al-Adha comes from. According to the traditional sharia of Islam, some Muslims with better economic conditions, on December 10 of each year, have to hold the Jihad as scheduled, other Muslims around the 10-12 day, for up to three days, if expired, will be deemed invalid. Symbolic meaning is the lofty pursuit of Muslim spirit.