6 Nov 2011 which is also the 6 Dzul-Hijah in the Islam calender, the Muslims will be celebrating our second 'hari-raya' - The Hari Raya Aidil-Adha or Hari Raya Korban. Hari Raya Korban is to commemorate the willingness of Nabi Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Nabi Ismail as an act of obedience to the Almighty before Allah intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead. So the practice of korban continues by the muslims worldwide to remember this event. This is when people take the opportunity to give to the needy in the form of korban meats. I was reminded of this event by my mother year in year out when I was a kid, so I remember this.
The office is also organising korban among the muslim staff and I have, for 2 consecutive years participate in the korban organised by the office. Hafiz, another office mate, for 2 consecutive years has been the one appointed to take charge of the collections and he gets busy one month before hari raya getting people's money in order for the korban. And apparently this year the office has chosen Thailand and Cambodia to distribute the korban meats.
It does not matter where and to whom the meats are distributed to, the most important is the act of goodwill shown by the staff who always remember of people who are in need apart from the need of themselves. The more cows and sheeps are being 'korbaned', the more needy people will be enjoying the meats. We do not know how long these people have been 'meat-fasting'.
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha
Signing off - nmn
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