Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on May 28 (Thursday) as the crescent moon of the Arabic Zilhajj month was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh this evening.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation hall in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Monday evening.
After a meeting, Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad said that the moon of the holy month of Zilhajj has already been sighted in the country's sky.
Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Zilhajj month of the lunar calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS), who willingly submitted to the will of his father to please Allah some 4,500 years back.
But the Almighty in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be sacrificed.
To commemorate this historic event, Muslims all over the world slaughter sacrificial animals and draw inspiration from the unique example of sacrifice to please Allah, as shown by two great prophets -- Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and his son Hazrat Ismail (AS).
On this occasion, the Muslims across the country will offer prayers in congregations and sacrifice animals in the name of Almighty Allah.
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