Eid ul Azha An Occasion For The Poor To Eat Meat

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Eid-ul-Azha is a major religious festival that brings unique pleasure to the Muslims, but its divine purpose is not served at all if the poor remain deprived of their share in the sacrificial meat.

Allah says it is piety of the God-fearing believers that reaches Him and not the meat of the sacrificial animals. Our societal customs have often corrupted the noble motives and objectives; much of the sacrificial meat is exchanged between rich relatives and the destitute families remain deprived of their right bestowed upon them by the divine commandment.

The rich and affluent believers are required to sacrifice best possible animals in the way of Allah so that the poor ones, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, could eat meat to their fill atleast once a year.

Even old people, unable to chew meat, get sulky over a refusal to their demand for it. Mutton is dearer than beef. So, only well off families can afford it in their daily meals. Beef is popular among the rural populace for its affordability. It is only the Eid-ul-Azha that offers an opportunity to everybody to eat meat to ones fill.

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