Muslims: Do you sacrifice animals as Abraham did?

Question

If not why? I don't think you do, but I wanted to be sure.

Answer 1

We do sacrifice animals. In Eid al-adha we are encouraged to slaughter livestock and distribute the meat. 1/3 to friends/family, 1/3 to the needy, and keep 1/3 for ourselves. This is in recognition of Abraham following God's orders to sacrifice his son, which God then prevented from happening once he had proven Abraham's faith.

Answer 2

Eid-ul-Adha: Abraham and the Sacrifice


Abraham and the Sacrifice

Islam celebrates two great festivals annually - Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. The first is the great festival that follows the month of Ramadan when the fast is broken. The second occurs about two months later during the month of Zil-Hajj when an animal is sacrificed in commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice of his son. This festival is incorporated in the great pilgrimage to Mecca which should properly be made during this month but it is also observed all over the Muslim world at the same time. The underlying importance of this festival is the spirit of sacrifice (qurbani) in memory of Abraham's great act of faith many centuries ago.

Eid-ul-Adha is, according to Islamic teaching, a time for Muslims to learn the value of self-denial by making a sacrifice of something living to God. It is stringently denied by most Muslim theologians that the sacrifice has any further significance and it is especially denied that religious sacrifice has any atoning or propitiatory value. Abraham's great act of submission is thus regarded solely as an example of genuine surrender to the will of God and is to be followed as such.

Answer 3

In the Big Bairam which is associated with Mecca pilgrimage in remebrance of the miracle that God bestowed upon his prophet Ibrahim when He ordered him to slaughther his son Ismail to show how much Ibrahim is a faithful follower of God's orders, God in the last second replaced Ismail with a sheep. We do slaughter sheep and its meat is distributed to the poor. Everyone has to slaughter on this day and if you cannot afford sheep any animal that sheds blood be it chicken, turkey whatever unless you cannot afford it. Even slaughtering in Islam has its rules as a sign of mercy on the animals. You have to make sure the knife is sharp so that you do not torture the animal. Animals are not allowed to see each other being slaughtered, the animal is not supposed to see the knife coming at it and you should slaughter from the neck once and for all. This meat distributed makes the poor really happy and looking forward to such feast.

Answer 4

yes we do , The udhiyah(sacrifice) is the Sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Isma`eel and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them all). It has a meaning and significance. It reminds us of the great act of sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim and Isma`eel were willing to do for the sake of Almighty Allah. Allah spared the life of Prophet Isma`eel, but He told us that, (And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice. ) (As-Saffaat 37: 107). The "momentous sacrifice (dhibhin 'athim) is the sacrifice of the billions of people who have been remembering this tradition for the last four thousand years. Other people who claim to follow Prophet Ibrahim have forgotten this tradition, but we Muslims have kept it alive without any interruption. We must keep this Sunnah and should not forget it.

By offering the sacrifice, the Muslim society collects the due contributions to religious brotherhood and social responsibility.

Contributions are paid in the form of mutual love, sympathy and concern through remembering the needy and extending a hand of help. During the `Eid day, every member of the Muslim society ought to be gaining some merits or collecting some revenue in one-way or another.

It is the point in time when God gives infinitely, especially to those who are sincerely concerned with the general welfare of their fellow believers. Those beneficiaries who cannot give are ought to receive, along with God’s enormous grants, the contributions of their fellow benefactors.

The haves and have-nots are all supposed to enjoy the providence of God in a most plural fashion. Thus, the `Eid day should indeed be a good harvest day.

It is not meat or blood then that pleases God. In addition to the points mentioned above, sacrifice is considered an expression of thankfulness to God, in relation to that historic event, when Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) was ordered to offer his son in sacrifice.

Answer 5

Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) was told by Allah (god) to sacrifice his son Ismael (pbuh). Abraham (pbuh) was told when he was asleep so he thought it was just a dream. This happened again and again until Abraham (pbuh) was sure that God wants him to sacrifice his son.
.
Abraham (pbuh) told his son, Ismail (pbuh), he said that it was OK with him as long as Allah wants him to do it.......
.
Abraham (pbuh) got ready to sacrifice his son but with a miracle a goat or sheep was replaced by Ismail (pbuh).
.
When Islam came, Allah told prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that anyone who has a certain amount of wealth should sacrifice an animal, such as goat, sheep, ..... in the path of Allah.

Today, Muslims are following this order and every year millions of animals are slaughtered by Muslims.

From the animal a certain amount should be given to the needy people, a certain amount to relatives I think and some of it should be kept for yourself...
.
So, YES we are following the sacrifice the way Prophet Abraham (pbuh) did.........
.
Edit:
I forgot to say that this happens in Eid Al Adha which is a Holiday for Muslims. It passed last month.

Answer 6

the answers above are all true except for the first. We have a day known as Eid al adha in which we sacrifice an animal as Abraham did when God (Allah) reliefed him from having to slaughter his son and allowed him to slaughter a sheep instead. But we slaughter animals we eat as a blessing and we say Bismillah while we do it which means In the name of God (Allah).

Answer 7

We don't "sacrifice" animals, but we do have a ritual for slaughtering them for consumption. Many actions we take we invoke God's name for spiritual purposes. We say "Bismillah" which means "In the name of God." We also do this before slaughtering an animal, but the animal isn't meant as an "offering" for God, God doesn't need food. We do it as a blessing to the food that we're going to eat.

Hope it helps! Good luck!

Oh, so you aren't confused, the answer above mine is meant not as sacrifices, but the person gives the meat to the needy, sometimes taking a portion for his family. Charity for the poor is a commandment by God and slaughtering meat for the poor during certain holy days or any other day is a fullfilment of this commandment.

Answer 8

Muslims will say that they have got self belief the previous testomony yet right here they have substituted Isaac with Ishmael. they might dearly like to have self belief that Ishmael grew to become into the promised son yet he grew to become into no longer and the previous testomony makes that sparkling. He grew to become into the son born out of a loss of theory. Sarah grew to become impatient and uncertain to whether the promised son might ever ensue and talked her husband into having intercourse along with her Egyptian maid, Hagar. Ishmael grew to become into the son of that union and grew to become into ultimately banished. that's from Ishmael that each and each physique Muslims are descended and from Isaac (the 'promised' son born later to Abraham and his spouse Sarah) that each and each physique Jews are descended and that's what each and all the hatred between the two is approximately. God prevented Abraham sacrificing Isaac and presented a ram for the purpose. lots later God lower back presented a sacrifice for all people, His very own Son, Jesus.

Answer 9

[108:2] Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.

Answer 10

we use animals exactly as all other do, to eat them.
Tell me u don't eat meat!

We fast in RAMADAN, then we celebrate the end of fast by eating meat....as meat does not come from the sea, we must slaughter animals.
that's all