Hari Raya Haji History and Origin Two of the most anticipating day in Islamic calendar is Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. While the former marks the end of fasting month of Ramadhan Al-Mubarak, Eid-ul-Adha marks the end of Hajj, the sacred pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca. It is compulsory for every able Muslim (as prescribed in the Five Pillars of Islam) to go on a Hajj at least once during his lifetime. Also popularly known as the Festival of Sacrifice, this Muslim holiday Eid-ul-Adha commemorates Prophet Abraham’s unselfish act of sacrificing his own son Ishmael to ‘Rabbul Alamin’, Allah S.W.T. So as Hari Raya Haji is around the corner, it is very nice for us Muslims to recap the history behind it. There were two histories of Hari Raya Haji that Muslims ought to remember. The first one is the history of Prophet Abraham and his son, Prophet Ishmael and the second one is about the history of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W performed Hajj for the first time. Hajj is made compulsory......

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