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the sheep, known elsewhere in the muslim world as aïd-el-kebir. it is a celebration of an event that is also important to jews and christians, that is, the sacrifice by abraham (ibrahim in arabic) of his eldest son. if you recall the story, abraham, aged , was still childless, and so promised god/allah
and in the place of the child, puts a ram, whose throat is promptly slit. as a reminder of abraham's act of faith, muslims reenact the sacrifice of the sheep each year. every head of the family (male, of course), is obliged to provide a sheep for his family. the obligation is not enshrined in the koran...
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the sheep, known elsewhere in the muslim world as aïd-el-kebir. it is a celebration of an event that is also important to jews and christians, that is, the sacrifice by abraham (ibrahim in arabic) of his eldest son. if you recall the story, abraham, aged , was still childless, and so promised god/allah
and in the place of the child, puts a ram, whose throat is promptly slit. as a reminder of abraham's act of faith, muslims reenact the sacrifice of the sheep each year. every head of the family (male, of course), is obliged to provide a sheep for his family. the obligation is not enshrined in the koran...
https://riabacon.com/tag/islam/