Qurban (Sacrifice)

Sacrifice

Today, as many of us know that all over the world, many goats and cows, and other animals have been killed as an act
of Qurban ( Sacrifice) as we all know it.No offence to the muslim religion and to my other friends who are muslim
but some questions just pop up into my brain...why are we doing all this killing..?? what is the reason behind this.?
so i have just looked up the meaning of Qurban and Sacrifice from Google, and here is the result


first is the quote from the christian religion:
In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to accomplish the reconciliation of God and humanity,
which had separated itself from God through sin (see the concept of original sin). According to the view that has
dominated Western theology since early in the 2nd millennium, God's justice required an atonement for sin from
humanity if human beings were to be restored to their place in creation and saved from damnation.
However, God knew limited human beings could not make sufficient atonement,
for humanity's offence to God was infinite, so God sent his only Son to become the sacrifice of the
everlasting covenant. In Christian theology, this sacrifice replaced the insufficient animal sacrifice of the
Old Covenant; Christ the "Lamb of God" replaced the lambs' sacrifice of the ancient Korban Todah
(the Rite of Thanksgiving), chief of which is the Passover in the Mosaic law.

now the quote from the muslim religion:
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called ḏabiḥa (ذَبِيْحَة) or Qurban (قُرْبَان) . The term may have roots from the Jewish term
Korban'; in some places such as in India/Pakistan, qurbani is always used for Islamic animal sacrifice.
In the Islamic context, an animal sacrifice referred to as ḏabiḥa (ذَبِيْحَة) meaning "sacrifice as a ritual" is offered
only in Eid ul-Adha. ..."therefore, to thy Lord turn in prayer and in Sacrifice. " (Nahr)-Al Quran, 108.2
Qurbani is an Islamic prescription for the affluent to share their good fortune with the needy in the community.
On the occasion of Eid ul Adhaa, affluent Muslims all over the world perform the Sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim
(Abraham) by sacrificing a goat or sheep. The meat is then divided into three equal parts.
One part is retained by the person who performs the Qurbani. The second is given to his relatives. The third part
is distributed to the poor. The Muslims say that this has nothing to do with blood and gore
(Qur'an 22:37: "It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches God. It is your piety that reaches Him...").
The sacrifice is done to help the poor and in remembrance of Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael
at God's command. The sacrificial animal may be a lamb, a sheep, a goat, a camel or a cow.
The animal must be healthy and conscious.


now let us take the quote from the Qur'an 22:37 "It is not thier meat nor thier blood, that reaches God, It is your Piety that reaches him.."
to me this lines mean that it is not what we give or how much we sacrfice, but the true meaning of sacrfice is in the quality of our
dedication to sacrificing. we may give alot but when deeep inside we are filled with anger, or hatred to the other party
then that sacrfice is not of any meaning at all.
i personally would define sacrifice as an act of doing or giving something, to someone, without asking any reward, and forgeting our ownself
because what we do when we are wanting a reward or appreciation is that we are giving space for our ego.
and we're saying that Hey...i did this..and u didnt do it..
this is where forgeting oneself is..
when we sacrifice, we should see to it that. the action or thing that we are giving up, is not something that we
can give or do willingly, with an open heart. coz if we are not able to do it, we sometimes tend to bringourselfs down
and that is not the purpose of the sacrifice.after doing the act of sacrifice, just let it go, dont remember it,dont tell out other people.

see that this act of sacrificing that you have done, will make u feel happier deep inside



cheers..

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