Eid al-Adha: Ibrahim’s Test and Our Responsibility Today - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

Eid-ul-Adha 14469th Dhul Hijjah 1446June 6, 2025* Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrāhīm's (a) success in fully submitting to God's will, highlighting that Islam means the struggle to surrender.* Ibrāhīm faced two key challenges in his final test: internal (love for his son) and external (Shayṭān trying to deter him three times).* The three pillars stoned at Mina represent these diversions by Shayṭān; on a deeper level, they symbolize the internal and external obstacles to submission.* The first pillar represents the evil within (nafs ammārah), the second represents devils among jinn, and the third symbolizes satanic human influences.* Ibrāhīm was victorious over Shayṭān because he had already purified his soul, fulfilling the verse “successful is he who purifies it.”* Eid al-Adha teaches us, even outside of ḥajj, to be vigilant against internal and external satanic forces.* On the first day in Mina, only the first pillar is stoned before sacrifice—showing that defeating one's own nafs is necessary to sacrifice sincerely.* Pilgrims throw 49 pebbles total across the days, symbolizing the 49 major sins in Islamic teachings—each pebble representing a dimension of evil.* We should self-reflect and identify at least seven negative traits to begin the path of spiritual purification.* While we celebrate Eid, we must not forget oppressed Muslims like those in Gaza, and we pray for the reappearance of the Mahdī to establish true justice.Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)