Eid al-Adha: A Common Call to Faithfulness

The Lighthouse of New Mexico, a partner congregation of the Interfaith Hunger Coalition, has invited the local community to join in the celebration of Eid al-Adha, an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah's (God's) command to sacrifice his son. The scripture account connected with this festival is common to the Muslim, Jewish and Christian traditions. In the Holy Q'uran, the verse can be found in Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 127-129.  In the Judeo-Christian scripture, the account is found in Genesis 22.

To observe this holiday,  many Muslims make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque. They also wear new clothes, visit family members and friends and may symbolically sacrifice an animal in an act known as qurbani. This represents the animal that Ibrahim sacrificed in the place of his son.  

Here are details of The Lighthouse celebration.