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The second great festival of Muslims, Bakr Eid (Eid al-Adha), was celebrated in mosques across the country on Saturday. There is a religious ritual to celebrate Bakr Eid on the 70th day of Eid-ul-Fitr or Ramadan.
Muslims bathe this morning and go to a nearby mosque or idgah to offer collective prayer. But this year they did it at home for the fear of spreading the coronavirus . After the prayers, good wishes are exchanged.
Last year, there were crowds of Muslims at mosques and idgahs across the country, including the Nepali Jame Masjid at Durbar Marg and the Kashmiri Masjid.
The National Muslim Commission (NMC) issued a statement on Friday urging people to celebrate Bucker Eid safely at home, as the Corona virus could spread this year.
Nirdosh Ali, a former chairman of the Muslim Commission, said the festival was commemorated in memory of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael according to Allah’s instruction, 1439 years ago.
"Allah's command was to sacrifice the dearest thing to Ibrahim (Abraham). According to this, when Ishmael was ready to sacrifice Salam, Allah Himself came and said that he had passed the test.
He commanded him to sacrifice this sheep. Explaining the historical background of the festival, he said.
The Muslim guru (Maulana) Rahmat Ali says that the birth of Mohammed Sallallah in Mecca in 571 AD was a continuation of the dynasty of Ibrahim, which was the basis of the historic Bakar Eid festival.
