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Eid Al - Adha [The Feast of Sacrifice]

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]

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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]

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