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Allah the Most Merciful gifted Muslims two Eids; Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha. Both of them are special events for Muslims. Eid ul Fitr is a celebration day after labor of Fasting the whole month of Ramadan. So, Allah forbade Muslims fasting on the day of Eid ul Fitr. Eid ul Azha is the day when Allah feeds poor and rich alike with meat. He asked well to do Muslims to sacrifice their invaluable cattle for His sake and preferably feed poor people. Fasting is prohibited in this sacred day as Allah is hosting them and if they have fast it is as if they are avoiding Allah's blessing.

Furthermore, it reminds us exam of Hazrat Ibrahim (PBUH) and Hazrat Ismail (PBUH), which they passed and gave us message that nothing is valuable if Allah's command is to sacrifice. Think an eighty six years old person is blessed with son. Allah orders him to take his son and wife and leave them in barren land of Makkah and do not turn back. He complies His directive and leaves them there. As there is no way of communication he lives without having any news about his son and wife. Later on he is allowed to visit them. When he visits them and spends some days with them and develop paternal love and emotions toward his son, while his son is walking and getting mature. Allah the Most Wise demands him to slaughter his son. He does not hesitate and obey his Lord and Allah accepts his obedience and sends sheep from heaven to be slaughtered instead of his son. So, Allah loves his sacrifice and asks all of the believers to come till the day of judgement to follow his footsteps and sacrifice cattle for the sake of Allah.

Imagine how difficult it was to slaughter one's beloved son who was born after 86 years of hope.