As the crescent moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj of 1442 Hijri was spotted in the sky of Bangladesh today, Eid-ul-Azha, the second greatest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on July 21 (Wednesday).
According to an Islamic Foundation press release, the National Moon Sighting Committee made the decision in the evening during a meeting conducted at the Islamic Foundation’s conference room in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here.
Md Faridul Haque Khan, State Minister for Religious Affairs and Chairman of the National Moon Sighting Committee, presided over the meeting, according to the report.
The lunar calendar’s Eid-ul-Azha is observed on the 10th day of the Zilhaj month, as it was on this day that Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS), who voluntarily succumbed to his father’s will to honor Allah about 4,500 years ago.
But, in His gracious mercy, the Almighty spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be killed in his place.
Muslims all across the world slay sacrificial animals to commemorate this historic event, drawing inspiration from the unique example of sacrifice to serve Allah set by two great prophets, Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and his son Hazrat Ismail (AS).
Muslims across the country will worship in congregations and sacrifice animals in the name of Almighty Allah on this day.
They will offer munajat in order to get divine blessings for the abolition of the global pandemic coronavirus, as well as for the country’s peace, progress, and prosperity, as well as the welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
