Hazrat Ibrahim, Allah be pleased with him, was subjected to a great test, yet he was fully prepared to follow Allah’s command and do as He instructed. Other times it involves forgiving somebody for a comment he makes and insists on stubbornly. Sometimes this involves sacrificing your life and wealth. In fact, all the tests that we go through involve a sacrifice in one way or the other. This sacrifice is a symbol for the faithful people who want to tread the path of truth, transcendence and perfection. Most surely my Allah is the Hearer of prayer.

Hazrat Ibrahim said,” Praise be to Allah, Who has given me in old age Ismail and Ishaq. Agreeing to sacrifice a young child whom Allah had bestowed on him at an old age after a lifetime of waiting is itself ultimate instance of faith and Trust. Hazrat Ibrahim was about to sacrifice a loved one in the way of Allah. In some cases, sacrificing your loved ones is beyond sacrificing your life. A select Messenger of the Righteous One, Hazrat Ibrahim, made a sacrifice on Eid al-Adha. If we pay attention to the philosophy inherent in Eid al-Adha, many paths will be opened up for us. Eid-ul-Adha strengthens the egalitarian aspect of Islam against any tendency on the part of its followers to develop individualism to an extent which would shatter their essential unity as believers. The sacrifice is not a pillar in Islam but it is a prophetic practice of purification and sign of trust in God. The sacrifice of Eid al-Adha is a confirmed sunna ( sunna mu’akkada) and not an obligation.

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