His father glanced once at his son's choice and rejected it. You know some of the farmers even feed them salt so they retain water. Asked if he had indeed fed his sheep salt, the farmer grinned a little, then looked serious. The sacrifice pays homage to the founding patriarch of Islam, Abraham Ibrahim in Arabic who the Koran says was ready to follow God's command to slay his son, Ishmael, until an angel substituted a ram. But the sacrifice is not mandatory for the faithful, and religious authorities have been playing it down this year given the outbreak of disease among cloven-footed animals in Europe.
Islamic tradition dictates that a cow or a camel can be sacrificed by larger groups.
Professor Akbik pointed out that there were just two references to sacrifice in the Koran. Therefore to thy Lord turn in prayer and sacrifice. In his own practices, Muhammad lent a heavy element of social welfare to the holiday, with at least two- thirds of the meat designated for friends, relatives or the needy. The animal, aside from being wholesome, should be at least a year old to ensure plenty of succulent flesh. Some people are niggardly and would not choose something good.