Ahead of the celebration, the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has urged Muslims to mark the Eid-Al-Adha at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just as the Eid-ul-Fitr, Muslims are to avoid crowds and gathering in order to observe social distancing to curtail the spread of the infection that has killed 168 Ghanaians.
Total infections as at Wednesday as provided by the Ghana Health Service was 34,406 with 30,621 recoveries/ discharges.
Eid-Al-Adha is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al-Fitr) and considered the holier of the two.
It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God’s command. But, before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead.
In commemoration of this intervention, an animal, usually, a sheep is sacrificed ritually and divided into three parts.
One share is given to the poor and needy, another is kept for home, and the third is given to relatives.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Evans Boateng
