The Council Of European Jamaats

Eid Mubarak from everyone at The Council of European Jamaats. We wish you all a blessed and peaceful Eid Mubarak. Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid al-Adha, which means the Festival of Sacrifice. This event commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham, May peace be upon him) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.

The festival takes place the day after some two million Muslims from around the world complete the Hajj, the annual Pilgrimage, in Makkah.

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“We have appointed for you the (sacrificial) camels as one of Allah’s sacraments. There is good for you in them. So mention the Name of Allah over them as they stand. And when they have fallen on their flanks, eat from them and feed the self-contained needy and the mendicant. Thus have We disposed them for your benefit so that you may give thanks.” 

(Surat al-Hajj, 22:36)

On Eid al-Hajj, offering a sacrifice of an animal has a dual purpose:  to attain closeness to Allah (swt) in the hopes of receiving His mercy, and secondly to earn the Du’as of the poor and needy with the distribution of the Qurbani meat.

About Qurbani 2008

The World Federation in partnership with The Africa Federation, CoEJ and NASIMCO are organising Qurbani on behalf of those wishing to have this arranged. The Qurbani is performed in Kenya through the Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, and in Tanzania through the Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. The meat is then shared out among the needy including widows and orphans.

Hajj is a momentous journey; it is immensely rewarding, but it can also put the human body under strain. We have therefore compiled this document, hoping to advise Hujjaj of some medical issues to be weary of. All of the information we have given is medically accurate.

Click the link below to view or download the medical advice leaflet.

                       Download leaflet » Health Advice for Hujjaj - 2008