MUSLIMS IN CEBU SHARE MEALS TO CELEBRATE EID’L ADHA

AN Imam (prayer leader) in Cebu on Monday said Muslim community in the province celebrated the Eid’l Adha by sharing meals with people from all walks of life, even with non-believers of Islam.

According to Ustadz Najeeb Razul, a  Cebu-based Islamic scholar and also the chairman of the Majilis al Azhar Council of Elders, Muslims worldwide celebrated the Feast of Sacrifice also known as Yawm an-Nahr to mark the triumph of faith in God when Ibrahim (Abraham) was about to sacrifice his only son, Ishmael, thus giving and sharing became a norm in the celebration.

He said in his community in Minglanilla, they slaughtered four cows and 40 goats and everybody is welcome.

All masjids or mosques and prayer centers in Cebu shared food not only for the Muslims praying at the mosques but also to non-Muslim people in the neighborhood.

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos earlier recommended that June 17 be declared a national holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha.

The recommendation was approved by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. through Proclamation No. 579 declaring a regular holiday in the country on June 17 in observance of one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.

Islam has two official holidays: Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. The former is celebrated at the end of the month of Ramadan, whereas Eid Al-Adha lands on the 10th day of the final month of the Islamic calendar.