HBNU Celebrates ‘Eid-Al-Adha’ (Feast Of The Sacrifice)

The Muslim student association in conjunction with authorities of HBNU and student body celebrated ‘Eid-al-Adha’ festival on the 12th of September 2016 (i.e. 10th day of the last month of Islamic calendar) which commemorates Ibrahim being tested by God about 4000years ago to sacrifice his most prized possession his son Ishmael. According to the Quran, God came to Ibrahim in a dream and commanded him to kill his son "as an act of obedience. Just as he was about to follow through with the sacrifice, God gave him a sheep to slaughter instead. HBNU is one of the medical universities in China . ‘Eid –al-Adha’ is the holiest festival celebrated by Islamic community worldwide, HBNU made sure its Muslim students were not left out of the celebration. The celebration began the early days of Monday with students joining the Muslim community at the mosque located at the exhibition center of Zhangjiakou city to pra (rakats) followed by sermon (khubath). they were all dressed up in thei...