BIRATNAGAR, June 6: The Muslim community will be celebrating Bakar Eid (Eid-ul-Adha) on Saturday. This is the second biggest festival for Muslims, after Ramadan or Eid-ul-Fitr. This festival is observed on the 70th day of Ramadan and those who can afford make Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
During Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims perform the ritual slaughtering of animals as permitted by their religion.
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According to Islamic belief, Allah was pleased to see Prophet Ibrahim ready to sacrifice his son Ishmael, who was born to Hagar when Ibrahim was 90 years old, upon Allah’s command.
However, Ishmael was not sacrificed. Instead, a ram was slaughtered in his place by divine intervention. The celebration of Eid-ul-Adha is considered a continuation of this act of sacrifice (Qurbani).
