The Day of Eid ul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) is an important occasion celebrated by Muslims globally on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah to honor the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham)(peace be upon him) to sacrifice his son Ismael (Ishmael)(peace be upon him) as an act of obedience to Allah Ta’ala before Allah Ta’ala intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead.

It reminds us how obedience to our Lord Allah Ta’ala is the answer to everything. This means surrendering your life, your whole being, all that you are, all that you have, and all that you identify with to and only for Allah Ta’ala.

When you sacrifice everything that you identify with to Allah Ta’ala, He gives to you your authentic and eternal self. That is the spiritual secret so many of us seek. Both Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj serve as special occasion that definitely gets one in touch with this secret.

Eid-ul-Adha is a day on which a Muslim should bring himself or herself even closer to Allah Ta’ala by means of doing good deeds such as Prayers, Qurbani(sacrifice), caring for the poor and the needy, visiting the sick people, helping those who are in need and refraining from evil practices such as harming people and severing ties of kinship.

In short, `Eid Al-Adha is a model for the Muslim community which maintains love, care, brotherhood and sisterhood, beauty, and solidarity. `Eid has significant social, educational, devotional, and spiritual messages that Muslims should grasp and translate into a complete way of life.