How Do You Respect Eid Ul-Adha?
Eid Ul-Adha is a traditional festival celebrated by Muslims across the globe to honor the respect Abraham was willing to give to God through the sacrifice of his first born son, Ismael. In the end, Ismael was not sacrificed and later became known as the Father of the Arabs, reputedly living to the age of 137 years. Participation in this celebration starts with learning how to respect Eid Ul-Adha traditions. Know that Eid Ul-Adha falls on the tenth day of the month of Dhul Hijja on the Islamic lunar calendar (approximately 2.5 months after Ramadan) and is celebrated for 3 consecutive days. Expect to dress appropriately to respect Eid Ul-Adha, which means being clean, neat and modestly attired to attend mosque for the traditional Eid prayer known as Salatu’l-`id. Participate in the Eid prayer, which is performed with two ra’kat and in which the takbir is repeated seven times as sunnah (in the way of the Prophet). During the second rak’ah, pronouncement of the takbir is given five additio
