Eid-al-Adha celebration in IIUM and across Malaysia

Eid-al-Adha celebration in IIUM and across Malaysia

Eid-al-Adha is one the greatest festivals of Muslim Ummah. It symbolizes sacrifice and obligation to almighty Allah.It is also the “feast of sacrifice” and is called “Hari Raya Korban” and a day of remembrance by Muslims. It is a wonderful time in the Muslims calendar to be spent with your loved ones. Eid al-Adha (Eid) is a national holiday when people rise early to pray and visit mosques with friends and family. It is an exciting time of celebration as well as exchanging greetings and views with friend and family members.      

                                     

                                   

In the vicinity of Mecca the day is celebrated as the remembrance of the most sacrifice according to the Islamic sculptures. The date of the celebration is declared in Malaysia by moon-sighting committee on the first day of Dhul-hijjah, the final month on the Islamic calendar. After that only the final date of the celebration is determined and declared as a holiday. For this day, Mosques are decorated with lights, gifts are exchanged, and firecrackers are also set off in the night.  

                                          

                                     

                                   

Because of COVID-19 pandemic situation, Eid al-Adha celebration is not same in this year as any other years in Malaysia. RMCO is going on throughout the country because of COVID-19 epedemic. All people cannot join Eid congregation as there is a limitation to perform prayer in the mosques. In IIUM central mosque was not too much crowded as any other years on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. This year In the Eid prayer of IIUM mosque only participated around 300 students and teachers while any other years the number was more than thousand. However, the celebration ended with community based activities.