Bakri Eid 2022: Date, Time and Significance of Eid al-Adha

Bakri Eid or the ‘festival of Qurbani’ as it is popularly known holds a lot of significance for the Muslim community across the world. This is one of the pious festivals and is celebrated on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah for 4 days, and two months after Ramadan Eid. After Ramadan, it is one of the important months in the Islamic calendar. Here’s all you need to know about this important Islamic festival. (Images courtesy: iStock)

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Apparently, this popular festival is celebrated across the world by the Muslim community in order to honour Prophet Ibrahim, as he sacrificed his son Ismael for his deep love for Allah. The sacrifice that prophet made was a gesture showing his ultimate sacrifice.

Legend has it that before this great sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim made, Allah intervened and replaced his son with a lamb or a bakri. Prophet thought he was sacrificing his own son, but instead, it was a lamb that was slaughtered that day. Thus, Muslims across the world slaughter the lamb in order to complete this ritual and commemorate Allah’s intervention. Post this sacrifice/offering to Allah, lamb is distributed in three parts to the family & friends and those in need, and cooked for eating. The dishes cooked with this meat are often put up for a daawat or a feast, which the whole family eats together.

It is likely that Muslims across the country will start the Bakri Eid celebrations on July 10 (Sunday). According to the International Astronomical Centre, Eid in India is marked a day after the celebrations in Saudi Arabia and the report by the Emirates News Agency further states that six Islamic countries of Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE are likely to mark Bakrid 2022 on July 9.