Bakra Eid 2018: Holiday Date in India on Eid al-Adha & Islamic Rules of Animal Slaughtering

New Delhi, Aug 21: Bakra Eid 2018, also known as Eid al-Adha or Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid, will be celebrated in India on Wednesday, August 22. There was little confusion over Bakra Eid 2018 date in India after the moon was not sighted in Delhi. However, it has now been confirmed that Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on August 22 across the country. The government also issued a new notification and declared Bakra Eid holiday on August 22 in Delhi. (ALSO READ: What Does Eid Mubarak Mean? How to Respond to Eid al-Adha Wishes)

Bakra Eid is one of the two major festivals celebrated by the Muslim population worldwide -- the other being Eid al-Fitr which was observed in June this year. On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, financially stable Muslims sacrifice a bovine or cattle and distribute its meat among relatives and poor people. The Islam has laid down some rules for animal slaughtering for consumption or sacrifice to celebrate Bakra Eid. (ALSO READ: Bakra Eid GIF Images, Quotes, WhatsApp Messages, Facebook Status & SMSes to Send Wish on Eid-ul-Adha)

• The animal to be slaughtered on Bakra Eid must be from the categories that are permitted for Muslims to eat.
• The animal must not be suffering from sickness at the time of slaughtering.
• Slaughtering should be done out of sight of other animals, and a sharp knife must be used for the purpose.
• The slaughtering must be done in one stroke without lifting the knife.
• The windpipe (throat), food-tract (oesophagus) and the two jugular veins must be cut. It makes the animal, and it does not feel pain.
• The swift cutting of veins of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain.
• The head of the animal must not be removed wholly during slaughtering but later after the animal is entirely dead.
• The slaughtering must be done manually not by a machine.

Bakrd Eid or commemorates willingness of Prophet Imrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command.

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