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 prayer together in the field, such as when to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. After the prayer, made slaughter of sacrificial animals, to commemorate God's command to Prophet Ibrahim who slaughtered sheep in lieu of his son.

History of Eid al-Adha (Taken From The Story of Prophet Ibrahim's son Prophet Ismail)

Pada suatu hari, Nabi Ibrahim AS menyembelih kurban fisabilillah berupa 1.000 ekor domba, 300 ekor sapi, dan 100 ekor unta. Banyak orang mengaguminya, bahkan para malaikat pun terkagum-kagum atas kurbannya.

“Kurban sejumlah itu bagiku belum apa-apa. Demi Allah! Seandainya aku memiliki anak lelaki, pasti akan aku sembelih karena Allah dan aku kurbankan kepada-Nya,” kata Nabi Ibrahim AS, sebagai ungkapan karena Sarah, istri Nabi Ibrahim belum juga mengandung.