Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha (the Republic of Indonesia, Hari Raya Haji, Arabic: عيد الأضحى) is an Islamic holiday. At today's event commemorated the sacrifice, that is when the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), who are willing to sacrifice his son Ishmael to God, to sacrifice his son Ismail, later replaced by him with the sheep.On this holiday, Muslims gathered in the morning and perform the Eid prayers together in the field, such as when to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. After the prayer, carried out the slaughter of sacrificial animals, to commemorate God's command to Prophet Ibrahim who slaughtered sheep in lieu of his son.

Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day it falls exactly 70 days after the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. This day and the days of fasting Tasyrik forbidden for Muslims.Center for the celebration of Eid al-Adha is a small village in Saudi Arabia named Mina, near Mecca. Here there are three stone pillars representing the devil and should be stoned by Muslims who are rising Hajj.Day of Eid al-Adha is the peak pilgrimage that Muslims carried out. Determination of Eid al-AdhaThat when Muslims believe, that the pillars and the core of the pilgrimage is wukuf at Arafat, while the Day of Arafah itself is the day when the pilgrims in the holy land are doing wukuf in Arafat, as the Prophet.:«الحج عرفة»The Hajj is (wukuf) in Arafat. (Reported by at-Tirmidhi, Ibn. Majah, al-Bayhaqi, ad-Daruquthni, Ahmad, and al-Hakim. Al-Hakim commented, "This hadith sahih, although he was both [Bukhari, Muslim] does not remove it").In a hadith narrated by al-Harith ibn Husayn al-Jadali said, that the emir of Mecca had delivered the sermon, then said:«عهد إلينا رسول الله e أن ننسك للرؤية فإن لم نره وشهد شاهدا عدل نسكنا بشهادتهما»Messenger of Allah. has advised us that we perform the pilgrimage by ru'yat (hilal Hijjah). If we can not see it, then there are just two witnesses (a witness), then we have to do rituals based on their testimony. (Reported by Abu Dawud, al-Bayhaqi and ad-Daruquthni. Ad-Daruquthni commented, "This hadith isnad concatenated, and valid.").This hadith explains: First, that the implementation of the pilgrimage should be based on the results of a new moon ru'yat Hijjah, so when wukuf and Eid Adhanya can be specified. Secondly, the Prophet's message to the emir of Mecca, as ruler of the region, where the pilgrimage event held, to make ru'yat; if unsuccessful, then ru'yat others, who declared his testimony to the amir of Mecca.