Eid El Kbeer Mubarak!

By Bill Day on January 10, 2006 10:52 PM | | Comments (2)

Eid El Kbeer (Eid El Adha) marks the high point of the Muslim year with the commemoration of Abraham's near sacrifice of Ishmael before God intervened and commended him to sacrifice a ram instead. (Yes, I am aware that the Biblical version is slightly different.) In commemoration of the event, Muslims throughout the world sacrifice a sheep on this day.

To all my Muslim and Moroccan friends, happy Feast of the Sacrifice!

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j-a said:

ok...off to google the two different stories (my bible studies class clearly never really stuck in my head)...

January 16, 2006 10:39 PM
Bill Day said:

The Bible states that it was Isaac, not Ishmael, who was to be sacrificed.

January 17, 2006 12:02 AM

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