this world, they endure patiently. They offer salah and give charity from the sustenance Allah provided them.

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! This is a time to contemplate! We perform qurbani, buy expensive animals and sacrifice them with great enthusiasm. Yet, how many of us are truly deserving to be given glad tidings of Paradise? How many of us remember Allah, leap in joy when we hear dhikr of Him, tremble due to fear of Him and give charity in His way? How many of us offer our salah on time?

We perform qurbani, which is of course a good deed, and a virtuous act wājib upon those who meet its conditions. But what is the real purpose of qurbani? What lesson does it teach us? When will we fulfil this purpose?

Fulfil the sunnah of Prophet Ibrāhīm!

Dear Islamic brothers! Qurbani is a sunnah of Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام. Let’s look at his blessed conduct and draw lessons from his sacred life.

At the age of 7, Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was given a command by Allah:

اَسۡلِمۡ

 “(And recall) when his Lord said to him, 'Submit.’”^[1]

At the tender age of 7, Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام replied:

قَالَ اَسۡلَمۡتُ لِرَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ (۱۳۱)

“He humbly replied, 'I have submitted to the One who is the Lord of all the worlds.'”^[2]

At a tender young age, Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام submitted these words in the court of Allah, and then remained steadfast upon them throughout