EID AL-ADHA

Eid al-Adha is identical with the slaughter of sacrificial animals for those who are
able to fulfill it. The animals slaughtered for sacrifice are cows, goats, sheep, buffalo, and
camels. Therefore, Eid al-Adha is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. However, there is
another name for this Muslim holiday, namely Lebaran Hajj The sacrifice of Prophet
Abraham and the beginning of the sacrifice During Eid al-Adha, Allah commands Muslims to
perform sacrifices for those who are able to do it.
Abul Anbiya, or the father of the Prophets, carried out the sacrifice on the orders of
Allah SWT. Previously, after a long wait, Prophet Ibrahim was finally blessed with a child by
Allah SWT who was named Ismail, who later became one of the prophets for Muslims.
When Prophet Ismail was a teenager, Prophet Ibrahim received a revelation from
Allah SWT which contained an order to slaughter his own son, Prophet Ismail. Prophet
Ibrahim was an obedient person, he obeyed Allah’s commands even though he had to
sacrifice the child he had been waiting for. Seeing the piety of Prophet Ibrahim and his son,
Allah then replaced Prophet Ismail with sheep.
That is the origin of the sunnah of sacrifice that is carried out by Muslims every Eid
al-Adha or also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. In addition to the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-
Adha is also referred to as Lebaran Hajj, because since 9 Dzulhijah, Muslims who perform
the Hajj are carrying out the most important pilgrimage ritual, namely wukuf in Padang
Arafah.
Wukuf is a pilgrimage ritual that teaches Muslims to leave their activities for a
moment in order to reflect on themselves, as did Prophet Ibrahim after receiving orders from
Allah SWT to sacrifice his son, Prophet Ismail. For Muslims who do not perform the
pilgrimage, it is sunnah to perform the fast of Arafah on the same date, which is 9 Dzulhijah.