Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha...

8
Pilgrimage season and Al- Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty of Islam whose origins date back to the time of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). It brings together Muslims of all races and tongues for one of life's most moving spiritual experiences. For 14 centuries, countless millions of Muslims, men and women from all over the world, have made the pilgrimage to Makkah, the birthplace of Islam. In carrying out this obligation, they fulfill one of the five "pillars" of Islam, or central religious duties of the believer

Transcript of Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha...

Page 1: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid

We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty of Islam whose origins date back to the time of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). It brings together Muslims of all races and tongues for one of life's most moving spiritual experiences. For 14 centuries, countless millions of Muslims, men and women from all over the world, have made the pilgrimage to Makkah, the birthplace of Islam. In carrying out this obligation, they fulfill one of the five "pillars" of Islam, or central religious duties of the believer

for further details visit this website. http://www.ummah.net/hajj/glance/index.

Page 2: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

School activities for pilgrimage season

Students have made a model for al Kaabah

Page 3: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

The students performed the steps that Muslims do in Al-Hajj pilgrimage

Page 4: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha :is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for Allah. It is one of two Eid festivals

that Muslims celebrate. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha .

Eid al-Adha is four days long and starts on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hajja of the lunar Islamic calendar. This is the day after the pilgrims in Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after

the end of the month of Ramadan.

Page 5: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Activities of Al-Adha EidStudents celebrated the events of the holy pilgrimage

and Adha Eid.

Page 6: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Some traditions in Eid

Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest cloths to perform Eid prayer . Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice their best domestic animals (usually sheep, but also camels, cows, and goats) as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice.

Page 7: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Aludhiya (immolation)

A sheep is slaughtered as a sacrifice in order to approach God

and seek his love. the sheep is being divided into three parts : one part is given to the poor and one is given to the relatives and the third part is cooked and offered

to the family.

Page 8: Pilgrimage season and Al-Adha Eid We are going to tell you something about pilgrimage and Al Adha Eid. The Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah is a central duty.

Another ceremony of Eid Al-Adha : Muslims go to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque