The name Feast of Sacrifice commemorates the willingness of prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail in submission to Allah’s command.
Ibrahim saw a recurring dream of himself slaughtering his son Ismail; he knew that dreams of prophets are communications from Allah, so he decided to consult his son, whom he had after years of prayers, before implementing the divine command.
Satan tried to dissuade Ibrahim from carrying out the command but Ibrahim pelted him with stones.
Ismail submitted without hesitation, and as Ibrahim was about to slaughter him, Allah intervened and provided Ibrahim with a ram to sacrifice instead. They both passed the test of faith, devotion and determination to submit to the will of Allah, no matter what or who would be sacrificed.
The story is mentioned in Quran in Surat Al-Saffat from 37: 100 to 37: 107 “My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous, So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy, And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, ‘O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you’”
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