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Qurbani A Profound Obligation
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
BOOK TOPIC
- Qurbani – a profound obligation
- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Excellence of worship in the first ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah
- A springtime of good deeds
- The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and nafl fasts
- An important form of worship carried out in Dhū al-Ḥijjah
- For whom is qurbani necessary to perform?
- Good deed in exchange for every strand of hair
- The best action on the day of Eid
- Donating meat as charity in place of qurbani is not enough
- Sacrificial animal will become a barrier against Hell
- Qurbani is an expiation for sins
- Qurbani – a purposeful obligation
- 1. Qurbani is a practical expression of gratitude and monotheistic belief
- 2. Qurbani - a means of virtuous ability
- Qurbani teaches us servitude
- Fulfil the sunnah of Prophet Ibrāhīm!
- When will our connection with Prophet Ibrāhīm be authentic?
- Guard yourself against the desires of the carnal-self!
- Holiday iʿtikāf
- Imam Course Department
- Recalling Sayyidī Quṭb al-Madinah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Love for the Prophet’s city
- No food for 7 days
- His Passing and Funeral
- Sunnah and etiquette of qurbani
