Eid al-Adha Festival celebrated in Bakerton

The Springs Muslim community gathered to celebrate the start of the Eid al-Adha Festival in Bakerton on Monday afternoon.

Eid al-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son.

Eid al-Adha, which is also known as the Festival of the Sacrifice, marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

The festival starts with a prayer in the morning before everything begins.

During the festival, families who can afford to sacrifice an animal (in this case sheep and cows) and then divide the meat equally among themselves, friends, neighbours and the poor.

The Springs Muslim community donated generously, with over 250 sheep and three cows sacrificed.

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Through this, the community was able to donate over 600 meat parcels to residents from nearby informal settlements.

Approximately 500 people showed up for the meat parcels, with many lining up from early on Monday morning.

“As Muslims, we are encouraged to give to the less fortunate as that is one of the five pillars of Islam.

“We can give to anybody who needs help, not just people who are Muslim.

“We also gave to the Nigel Old Age Home and the Islamic Educators College in Persida,” says Zakir Khan, one of the leaders of the community.

Although the festival lasts three days, the community only celebrated it for the first day as it is not always possible to take the time off work.

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