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The Festival of Sacrifice: Celebrating Hari Raya Haji 2013

The Sultan Mosque at Kampong Glam, Singapore - Eve of Hari Raya Haji

The Hari Raya Haji is an important holiday for the Muslims. Called “The Festival of Sacrifice”, it honors the prophet Ibrahim and his willingness to follow God’s command that he must sacrifice his firstborn son, Ishmael. The holiday also marks the end of the annual Hajj to Mecca. The lunar Islamic calendar marks this day […]

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Hari Raya Haji 2012

Family In the mosque

As mentioned in Top 5 Festivals of Singapore, there’s a festival known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, but what’s coming up is a similar Muslim festival called Hari Raya Haji or Eid al-Adha. This festival of sacrifice lands on the 10th, 11th, and 12th day the Dhul Hijja month, which ends up being 70 days after […]

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