Filipino Muslims gather to pray in observance of Eid’l Adha

Several Filipino Muslims on Saturday gathered and offered morning prayers in several parts of the country in celebration of the Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.

According to Jhomer Apresto’s Super Radyo dzBB report, some Muslim communities gathered at Kartilya ng Katipunan in Manila for the religious event.

Mga Muslim, dumagsa sa Kartilya ng Katipunan sa lungsod ng Maynila para sa paggunita ng Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). | via @jhomer_apresto pic.twitter.com/gFaXOsBthv

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 8, 2022

The religious event started at 6 a.m., after which Islam believers were to go home to slaughter sheep, goat, or cow for the feast. 

Similar festivities were also conducted at Blue Mosque in Taguig City, according to Mao dela Cruz’s Super Radyo dzBB report on Saturday.

Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), ginugunita ng mga Muslim sa Blue Mosque sa Taguig City. | via Mao dela Cruz pic.twitter.com/r885nGJDWh

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 8, 2022

Thousands of worshippers also joined the congregational prayer in Sulu in observance of the Feast of Sacrifice, according to a report by GMA News stringer Peewee Bacuño.

Meanwhile, Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said the festive commemoration is a representation of “resiliency in recuperating” amid COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges.

“May this celebration may be a representation of our resiliency in recuperating from the crisis brought by the pandemic, disasters, and economic woes that crippled our livelihood in the past years,” Ebrahim said in a video message shared on Facebook.

"This festive commemoration allows us to appreciate our blessings thereby multiplying it through recognizing and helping those who are in need. Our willingness to sacrifice magnifies our faith and our generosity will translate to our entire recovery and development in this trying times,” he added.

Senator Robin Padilla, on the other hand, called for peace in this year’s Eid’l Adha.

“Mga kapatid ko, wala na pong lugar ang karahasan. Wala na. Peace na po ngayon, kapayapaan na. Ito na po ang pagkakataon para suminag ang napakalaking liwanag sa bawa't Piipino,” Padilla said during his message at the Quezon City Police District headquarters in Camp Karingal.

(My brethren, there is no place for violence. Now is the time for peace. This is the chance for peace for all Filipinos.)

“Hindi tayo kailanman dapat umabot sa punto na tayo ay kikitil ng buhay, maging pamilya man natin o hindi natin kilala, Muslim man o Krisyano o Hudyo o Lumad. Sapagka’t ang Islam ay pagmamahal sa kapwa, kapayapaan, pag-ibig,” he said.

(We should not allow killings, whether of our family members or those who we do not know. Islam is love for one another, for peace.)

He also urged to bring back the teaching of Philippine History to high schools.

"Kaya po nating isinulong ang panukalang yan para malaman ng ating kababayan na wala pa pong Espanyol dito sa Pilipinas, narito na po ang mga Muslim," he said.

(This is why I am advocating that Philippine History be included in the curriculum even before the Spaniards arrived here, the Muslims are already living in the Philippines.)

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos earlier designated July 9 a regular holiday in observance of the Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.

During Eid'l Adha, Muslims gather in prayer early in the morning, and in their thankful festivity, they slaughter sheep, goat, cow, and camel in honor of the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son at Allah's command. —LBG, GMA News