"Korban
Bairam", also called "Id al-Adha" in Arabic; this festival concludes the
journey (hadj) that Muslims are expected to make to Mecca at least once during their
lifetimes. Here is some concise info about it:
Id al-Adha (i-EED ahl-OOHD-hah), the Festival of Sacrifice concludes the act of
pilgrimage. It usually occurs two to three months after Ramadan. Muslims offer
sheep, goats, and camels in a pattern after Abraham's offering of his son Ismail to God.
The poor and needy receive the meat. Muslims observe these two festivals (Day of Hajj and
Id al-Adha) whether on pilgrimage or not.
Islam considers Ismail the rightful heir, the son to be sacrificed. (in the
Judeo-Christian tradition, Abraham's second son Isaac, is the true heir, the son to be
sacrificed]).
Traditional Arabic greeting for this day is "Id Mabarak" (id moo-BAH-ahk,
"may God make it a blessed feast").
Thousands of
Muslims gathered at different mosques. At one of the ceremonies folks can be seen buying
ceremonial herbal tea, sacrificed meat, Muslim prayer books, etc. It is a quite
festive occasion.
Folks
were entering and exiting the mosque for the purposes of prayer and blessings received
from the local Muslim leadership. Here is a picture of a man with some of the sacrificial
sheep. It reminds one of the words of John the Baptist in John 1:29, "Behold!
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" Pray that Jesus
will reveal Himself in dreams and visions to those attending, so that they would come to
know the true Lamb of God, therefore never needing again to offer a sacrifice on a yearly
basis. Would you ask people to pray for this miracle of revelation to the Muslim
people?
"Korban
Bairam", also called "Id al-Adha" in Arabic; this festival concludes the
journey (hadj) that Muslims are expected to make to Mecca at least once during their
lifetimes. Here is some concise info about it:
Thousands of
Muslims gathered at different mosques. At one of the ceremonies folks can be seen buying
ceremonial herbal tea, sacrificed meat, Muslim prayer books, etc. It is a quite
festive occasion. 
Folks
were entering and exiting the mosque for the purposes of prayer and blessings received
from the local Muslim leadership. Here is a picture of a man with some of the sacrificial
sheep. It reminds one of the words of John the Baptist in John 1:29, "Behold!
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" Pray that Jesus
will reveal Himself in dreams and visions to those attending, so that they would come to
know the true Lamb of God, therefore never needing again to offer a sacrifice on a yearly
basis. Would you ask people to pray for this miracle of revelation to the Muslim
people?