This holy celebration initiated when Allah commanded Prophet Ibrahim (a.s) to sacrifice (slaughter) his son, Prophet Ismail (a.s). Both of the noble Prophets willingly obeyed Him. Their only wish was to obey Allah, not knowing what the Almighty had in store for them! When Prophet Ibrahim (a.s) began the sacrifice, Allah replaced Prophet Ismail (a.s) with a lamb! Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on the 10th of Dzulhijjah, and it is feast of self-sacrifice, commitment and obedience to Allah. Like Prophet Ibrahim (a.s), he showed great willingness to sacrifice his son, so Muslims should learn that we too, must try to be as obedient. So thus, let’s be better Muslims and be more obedient to Allah! Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated on Tuesday 15th October 2013 across the world.
Celebrations at the ICCI began early that morning with worshippers arriving from 8am to attend prayers at 9.30am. The sound of Takbeer in advance of the prayer was awesome and inspiring, the joining together of the community while praising our Creator at this time exuded the sense of brotherhood/sisterhood. Following the prayer and Khutba that was delivered by Sheikh Mohammed Hfeidh, the congregation celebrated in traditional fashion by greeting each other with 'Eid Mubarak', and shared in the humble offerings of tea/coffee, cakes, and sweets for the children. The staff of ICCI look forward to welcoming everyone back to ICCI in the future.
May Allah the Almighty , in His infinite mercy, accept all our good deeds and grant us all peace, prosperity and progress. Watch this space for the recording of live video feed (on Wednesday 23/10/2013)
