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    Over 100 million animals are sacrificed in the three days Eid Al-Adha occurs, with many voices raising objections on the cruelties, resources of livestock, & economic benefits for those involved. We must first understand the spirit Islam wishes to convey with Ibrahim’s loyalty to Allah’s will, & Isma’il’s willingness to accept his gruesome fate. With over 46 millions turkeys to be consumed on Thanksgiving in the US alone, it is unfair to say whose practices are deemed acceptable. by: shawnharris Views[281] Farah [Left] , Jammal [Center], & Wasim [Right] play “capture the animal” outside the American Canyon Farm in Vallejo, California, as sacrifices continue inside on October 15th, 2013. Farah wears a hijab, a headscarf, worn by Muslim women as a symbol of modesty. by: shawnharris Views[349] The sacrificial animals are completely bled out, for the bacterial load to be reduced, and then taken for skinning and organ removal. Islamic law mandates that the sacrifice be swift, painless, and healthy for its eaters. Unfortunately, American slaughterhouse corporations are shifted more towards productivity. Mohsin Akhtar uses a battery-powered sawzall to separate the meat for distribution. The family who performed the sacrifice will keep 1/3, friends and relatives will be given 1/3, while the remaining third is given to the poor. by: shawnharris Views[297] Aazim [6] grasps his older brother Asim’s [11] arm as they witness the sacrifice of a goat. A goat must be at least one year of age, a sheep six months, a cow two years, and a camel five years to be worthy of sacrifice. Animals who are blind, sick, with facial deformities, no teeth, or who cannot walk to their slaughtering place are not acceptable for sacrifice. by: shawnharris Views[294] Three men from the Islamic Center in Vallejo, California voice in unison invoking the name of God, “Bismillah, Allahu Akbar,” [In the Name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest] commemorating Eid Al- Adha, known as the Feast of Sacrifice, where Prophet Ibrahim was commanded by Allah in a dream to sacrifice his only son, Isma’il. In the last moment Allah intervened instead with a lamb to sacrifice for his faithful submission. Iqbal Khan [Right] uses his right hand to hold an extremely sharp knife to cut into the jugular vein, while the left directs the animals face toward the Ka’ba, the most sacred location in Islam. Concurrently, millions of Muslims will travel to the Saudi Arabia to pray before the Ka’ba and act in the rituals to honor Ibrahim’s devotion, and fulfill one of the five pillars of faith, Hajj. It is the largest annual gathering of humanity in the world. [October 15th, 2013] by: shawnharris Views[358]
     

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