Eid El Kabir

Eid El Kabir a Muslim festival known as the feast of sacrifice is celebrated by Muslims faithful all over the world.
Correspondent in today's news analysis underscores the significance of Eid El Kabir  celebration to the Muslims communities and Nigeria as a Nation.
The Holy Quran defined Eid El Kabir as the celebration of Ibrahim willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the mount of Moriah, as a sign of obedience and devotion to Allah.
Eid El Kabir also known as Eid al Adha is therefore a festival or feast of sacrifice.
It is the second of the two Muslim festivals celebrated worldwide every year and it is considered the holier of the two.
Eid El Kabir honored the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his beloved son Ishmael, as an act of obedience to Allah's command, before Allah's intervention by sending his Angel to provide a ram in exchange for Ishmael for the sacrifice to Allah.
The celebration is observed by Muslims worldwide to render service to Allah the merciful.
The date of the celebration varies in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar.
It falls on the tenth day of the twelve month known as Dhul Hijja.
In Nigeria and other part of the world, it is customary for the government to declare a national public holiday, so as to avail Muslim faithful the opportunity to celebrate the feast.
The festival usually begins with prayers in various praying grounds, which is followed by exchange of food and gifts as well as visit to love ones, family get together among others.
Muslims are also expected to give alms to the less privileged to enable them take part in the celebration and also to have a sense of belonging.
Muslim Worshipers are expected to slaughter animals that have blemishes, as a sign of purity towards Allah, as was exemplified by Ibrahim in the Holy Quran.
The meat of the sacrifice animal are shared into three parts, with the family retaining one part, the second part goes to relatives, friends and neighbors and the third part goes to the poor or needies in the society.
As Muslims in Delta State, Nigeria and the rest of the world celebrate Eid El Kabir it is expected that they should emulate the habit of complete submission to God and the law as demonstrated by Ibrahim in the Holy Quran's account.
It is also expected that Muslims should show love not only to their fellow Muslims but to Nigerians of other religions, which will help go a long way to enhance national unity and religion tolerance.
True Muslims should use the occasion to condemn Islamic extremists by Boko Haram insurgency,armed bandits among other vices in parts of the country.
Eid El Kabir should be used to condemn corruption that has post the most singular threat to national growth and development.
Muslims in position of authorities at all levels government as well as those heading different sectors of the nation's economy should shun fraudulent acts and figures manipulation practices, so that Nigeria can move forward.
All Nigerians irrespective of their religion affiliation should learn how to rejoice with their Muslims neighbors.
That way Nigeria will not only be a geographical entity but indeed a nation of one people with common history.