QURBAN
..... Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Yahya
Hussin handing over cows to the representatives of mosque around Putatan area
in conjunction with Hari Raya Qurban.
By : FIZAH YUSOF
LAST Friday, Muslims across
the world will celebrate Aidiladha which is also commonly known as Hari Raya
Qurban or Hari Raya Haji in Malaysia.
Every year, millions of
Muslims make the journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj, one of
the five pillars of Islam. Muslims in the country celebrate the festival with
prayers and the sacrifice of cattles.
Yahya Hussin, Minister of
Agriculture and Food Industry were at the Putatan Distict Mosque to delivered
17 cows for 10 suraus and 11 mosques all over Putatan area.
“This are big Friesian cows
and the sacrificial slaughter will be for the people especially the poor people
in the community," he said.
The Imam of Putatan District
Mosque, Mohd Noh Chalah, 64, said the slaughter of the cows will take
place after prayer in the morning of
Aidiladha.
“The cows are killed in
accordance with the proper religious ritual and the meat is then distributed,”
he said. (Insight Sabah).
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