What are the festivals of Islam?
A. Eid ul Fitr is a festival celebrated at the end of the Holy month of Ramzan to say thanks to Allah for His blessings. Eid ul Azha is celebrated on 10 th Zilhajj at the end of the Hajj. On this day people sacrifice cattle according to their means and distribute its meat among their relatives, neighbors, near and dear ones and poor people. This is done to commemorate Hazrat Abraham’s offer to sacrifice his son Ismail. Allah happy at his obedience had sent a lamb from Heaven to save his sons life. Q. What is Jihad? A. It is one of the important principles of Islam. The word Jihad means to struggle, meaning to struggle in the path of Allah or to please Allah. The biggest Jihad is the one to control oneself from performing bad deeds. Another form is to stand up against a tyrant. Jihad doesn’t only mean to fight with sword; it can also be done with words or pen or by money. If a Muslim country is attacked, then the Jihad with arms is allowed and that too if the religious leadership or the
