{"id":20824,"date":"2024-06-20T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20824"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:29:32","slug":"eid-ul-adha-celebrated-in-linden-with-unity-and-sacrifice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/eid-ul-adha-celebrated-in-linden-with-unity-and-sacrifice\/","title":{"rendered":"Eid-ul-Adha Celebrated in Linden with Unity and Sacrifice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Muslims and non-Muslims gathered at mosques across Linden to observe Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice or Bakrid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This important Islamic holiday commemorates the willingness of the patriarch Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Islamic tradition, Ibrahim was ultimately provided with a lamb to sacrifice instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day began with prayers and lectures at mosques, emphasizing the significance of Eid-ul-Adha and the importance of communal gathering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imam Farose Rakman of the Masjid of Salam and Dawah Centre highlighted the spiritual aspects of the occasion, focusing on the symbolism of sacrifice as a means to draw closer to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central to the celebrations was the ritual sacrifice of animals, which Muslims believe symbolizes Ibrahim&#8217;s devotion and obedience to Allah&#8217;s command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meat from these sacrifices is traditionally divided and shared among the person who supplied the animal, family members, friends, neighbors, and the needy, fostering a sense of community and charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eid-ul-Adha is observed during the last month of the Islamic calendar and marks a period of reflection, unity, and generosity among Muslims worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day concludes with social interactions and exchanges between Muslims and non-Muslims, promoting understanding and inclusivity within the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslims and non-Muslims gathered at mosques across Linden to observe Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice or Bakrid. This important Islamic holiday commemorates the willingness of the patriarch&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20825,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824\/revisions\/20825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}