Hari Raya Haji '07

It's EID and we're at it again! What is a festival without celebrations and this year's Eid Adha saw our youth members roughing it out with the kambings (sheeps). Honouring the Islamic tradition of sacrifice during Eid Adha, Kassim mosque arranged for the slaughter of about 70 sheep. Bearing in mind limited space and the press for time in slaughtering, cutting and distributing the meat, Eids like these have always been a logistical challenge for mosques. But with enough manpower and the will, Alhamdullilah it went smoothly but as expected with lots of dirt; practically everywhere :)

And Kassim mosque also warmly welcomed our non-Muslim constituency representatives and students from VJC who were curious to find out what exactly happens during the curtains. It's always enlightening to share our experiences and explain a bit more about our practices and rituals. Our guests were given an introduction of the significance of Qurban and the Hajj, a brief history of Islam and the Abrahamic tradition of sacrifice, and lastly an explaination of how its practiced in Singapore. The guests were repeatedly warned that witnessing the actual slaughter was really not for the faint-hearted...