Eid-ul-Zuha 2011 and the underlying Truth of Spirit of Sacrifice

The underlying truth is that this festival of sacrifice (Bakri Eid) brings man and God close to each other. 

All non-Muslim people see this occasion to slaughter animals for no fault of theirs. Muslim community argues that sacrifice of animals too is a part of balance of nature.

But the history says something else as an incident from the life of Prophet Mohammed:

“Once the prophet Mohammed received a Christian guest from Najran in his house. There was no food at night except some goat milk. He offered his guest the milk although his own family went without a meal that night like the previous night.”

In fact, it is not the sacrifice of a camel, goat, sheep, ram or lamb but of one’s own self, happiness, comfort and affluence in the name of God.