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Prayers, sacrifice on Eid-ul-Zuha in Andhra Pradesh
Monday November 07, 2011 12:00:02 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Attired in
their best, Muslims across Andhra Pradesh offered prayers at
mosques, Eidgahs and open grounds before the slaughter of 'halal'
animals, symbolising the spirit of sacrifice, on the occasion of
Eid-ul-Zuha Monday.
Imams, or priests, recalled the great sacrifice made by Prophet
Ibrahim and exhorted Muslims to follow his teachings and the Quran
for success both in this world and the hereafter.
After the prayers, Muslims sacrificed goats and other 'halal'
animals commemorating Prophet Ibrahim's great act of faith many
centuries ago.
During the sermons, imams explained how Allah put Prophet Ibrahim
to a most difficult trial and he readily agreed to sacrifice his
only son Prophet Ismail. The Almighty accepted his sacrifice by
replacing Prophet Ismail with a goat.
The meat of the animals sacrificed on the occasion is distributed
among neighbours, relatives and the poor.
Also known as Bakrid or Eid-e-Qurban, it is the second major
festival of Muslims. They exchange greetings with relatives and
friends and treated the visitors to their homes with sweets.
In Hyderabad, the biggest congregation was held at the historic
Mir Alam Eidgah where over 200,000 people offered prayers. The
historic Mecca Masjid witnessed the second biggest congregation.
Eid was also celebrated in other towns of the state with people
turning out in large numbers at Eidgahs and mosques to offer
prayers.
Muslims constitute about 10 percent of the state's 84 million
population.
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