{"id":16513,"date":"2019-01-09T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16513"},"modified":"2019-01-08T19:33:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T19:33:36","slug":"aqiqah-celebrating-the-birth-of-a-child-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/aqiqah-celebrating-the-birth-of-a-child-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqiqah \u2013 Celebrating the birth of a child! (\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just got back from Jordan and Turkey where I spent the holiday with family and friends. I had just become a mother in August, and we wanted everyone to see the new grandchild<\/strong> \u062d\u0641\u064a\u062f<\/strong>. During our stay, my mother and father in law decided they wanted to perform \u201cAqiqah<\/strong>\u201d \u0639\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629<\/strong> that is to sacrifice<\/strong> \u064a\u0636\u062d\u064a<\/strong> a sheep<\/strong> \u062e\u0631\u0648\u0641<\/strong> on behalf of the newborn<\/strong> \u0645\u0648\u0644\u0648\u062f<\/strong>. You may be familiar with the Islamic tradition of sacrificing a sheep for Eid al-Adha <\/strong>\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0636\u062d\u0649<\/strong>, but I thought to share with you another occasion<\/strong> \u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628\u0629<\/strong> where a sheep is sacrificed.<\/p>\n

Aqiqah<\/strong>, an Islamic terminology, is defined as the animal (most commonly a sheep) that is slaughtered on the occasion of a child\u2019s birth as a means of expressing gratitude<\/strong> \u0634\u064f\u0643\u0631<\/strong> to God for the blessing<\/strong> \u0646\u0639\u0645\u0629<\/strong> of having that child. In Islam, it is not obligatory<\/strong> \u0625\u0644\u0632\u0627\u0645\u064a<\/strong> but encouraged<\/strong> \u064a\u064f\u0634\u062c\u0639<\/strong> if one is able to do so.<\/p>\n

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Aqiqah\u00a0resembles<\/strong> \u064a\u0634\u0628\u0647<\/strong> the sacrifice made when God ransomed the Prophet Ismael and ordered the sacrificing of a sheep instead. Performing Aqiqah goes all the way back to the time of the prophet Muhammad. Both then and now, the birth of a child is a cause for great celebration and what better way to celebrate than over a big lamb dinner with family and friends! It is also a cause to distribute<\/strong> \u064a\u0648\u0632\u0639<\/strong> meat to the poor<\/strong> \u0641\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong> and needy <\/strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0646<\/strong>, including orphans<\/strong> \u0623\u064a\u062a\u0627\u0645<\/strong> and the elderly<\/strong> \u0645\u0633\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Who knows, one day you could be invited to a lamb dinner and find out its on behalf of a newborn baby!<\/p>\n

Are there any religious or cultural traditions <\/strong><\/span>for celebrating the arrival of a newborn where you come from?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo

Just got back from Jordan and Turkey where I spent the holiday with family and friends. I had just become a mother in August, and we wanted everyone to see the new grandchild \u062d\u0641\u064a\u062f. During our stay, my mother and father in law decided they wanted to perform \u201cAqiqah\u201d \u0639\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629 that is to sacrifice \u064a\u0636\u062d\u064a…<\/p>\n

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