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The forgotten ethics of sacrifice
This is important because Eid al-Adha was never intended to be merely a ritual of slaughter. At its core, it is an act of devotion rooted in obedience, humility, gratitude, and compassion. The Qur’an makes this principle clear in Surah al-Hajj when it reminds believers that neither the meat nor the blood of the sacrificed animal reaches Allah, but rather the piety and consciousness behind the act itself.
