Eid Ul Adha Mubarak – Islam Hashtag
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Eid ul Adha Mubarak to you and your entire family. 🤍
I’m thinking of every single one of you today — the students, the parents, the converts new to Islam, the lifelong Muslims, the ones who found IslamHashtag while searching for an answer at 2am, the ones who have been here for years. You are all part of this little community, and on this blessed day, I just wanted to sit with you for a moment.
Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum.
May Allah ﷻ accept from all of us.
This Eid ul Adha — falling in these glorious days of Dhul Hijjah 1447 — is not just a celebration. It is a reminder. A reminder that the greatest act a human being can perform is to place their complete trust in Allah ﷻ and say: I surrender.
That is what Ibrahim AS did. And that is what we commemorate today.
The Story We All Know — But Need to Feel Again
We have all heard the story of Ibrahim ﷺ and his son Isma’il ﷺ. We know how it ends. We know the ram came. We know the command was lifted.
But Ibrahim ﷺ did not know that.
When he raised the knife,He did not know that relief was seconds away. He just trusted. Completely. Without negotiation.
And that is the heart of Eid ul Adha — not the animal sacrifice, not the feast, not the new clothes. It is the willingness to let go of whatever Allah ﷻ asks us to let go of, trusting that He knows what we do not.
Allah ﷻ Himself honoured this moment in the Quran:
“And We called out to him: ‘O Ibrahim! You have fulfilled the vision.’ Indeed, this is how We reward the doers of good. This was truly a revealing test. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.”
(Surah As-Saffat, 37:104–107)
A revealing test. Because tests do not change us — they reveal who we already are.
A Message for Every Kind of Person Reading This
If You Are Celebrating Far From Home
Eid without family, without familiar food, without the call of the adhan drifting through a hometown street — it can feel something is missing, no matter how hard you try to fill it.
You are not imagining that feeling. It is real.
But know this: the prophet ﷺ and the Sahabah spent Eids separated from those they loved. And the Ummah — this global, sprawling, imperfect, beautiful Ummah — is family. The person praying next to you at Eid salah is your brother, your sister, in the truest sense.
You belong. Even here. Even now. ❤️
If You Are New to Islam
Eid ul Adha can feel overwhelming when everything is unfamiliar. The Arabic greetings, the Qurbani rituals, the traditions that seem to change from culture to culture — it is a lot to take in.
Here is the most important thing to hold onto: the spirit of this Eid is for you too.
Ibrahim ﷺ was someone who walked his truth alone. He left behind the religion of his people. He stood in faith when almost no one stood with him. And Allah ﷻ called him Khalilullah — the close friend of Allah.
You are walking in his footsteps more than you might realise.
If This Eid Comes With Grief or Difficulty
Maybe there is a loss behind your Eid smile this year. A dua still unanswered. A hardship that did not pause for the celebration.
Remember — the knife was raised before the ram appeared. The relief came at the last moment, not before it. That is the sunnah of Allah’s mercy: it arrives exactly when it is needed, not when we expect it.
Allah ﷻ says:
“So, surely with hardship comes ease. Surely with hardship comes ease.”
(Surah Ash-Sharh, 94:5–6)
To the Long-Time IslamHashtag Readers
If you have been reading this blog for months or years — if you have ever shared an article, left a comment, or made dua for this little platform — I want you to know:
JazakAllah khair. From the bottom of my heart.
Eleven years. SubhanAllah. What started as a small effort to share this beautiful deen has grown into a community of hundreds of thousands, across every continent. That is not my doing. That is Allah’s ﷻ qadar. And you are a part of it. Every share, every kind word, every time you passed on something that helped someone — you have a share in that reward.
May Allah ﷻ multiply it for you. ❤️
What Is Your Qurbani This Eid?
Allah ﷻ tells us directly:
“Their meat will not reach Allah, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you.”
(Surah Al-hajj, 22:37)
The animal sacrifice is a symbol. What Allah ﷻ is really asking for is us — our ego, our attachments, our desires that pull us away from Him.
So ask yourself honestly: what is your Qurbani this year?
Is it a grudge you need to finally let go of? A habit you have been putting off changing? An apology you owe someone? A relationship with the Quran you keep meaning to rebuild?
The knife doesn’t always have to be literal. The surrender can be completely internal. And Allah ﷻ sees every bit of it.
Small Steps to Honour These Blessed Days
- Say the Takbeer — Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illAllah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillahil hamd. Say it walking, cooking, driving, resting.
- Give sadaqah — even a small amount in these days carries immense weight.
- Reach out to someone alone — an elderly neighbour, a revert who has no family to celebrate with, someone going through a hard time.
- Read the story of Ibrahim ﷺ with your children — five minutes is enough to plant something that lasts a lifetime.
- Make one sincere, focused dua — not a list, just one real ache from your heart, offered completely to Allah ﷻ.
My Dua for You This Eid 🤍
Ya Allah ﷻ — bless every person who reads these words. Bless their homes, their families, their health, their hearts. Accept their ibadah in these great days. Ease the hardships they carry quietly. Grant them what they have been asking for — and if not in the form they imagined, then in the form that is better for them in ways they cannot yet see.
Ya Allah ﷻ — keep this Ummah united. Bring relief and peace to our brothers and sisters in every place of suffering. Let this Dhul Hijjah be a turning point of mercy for all of us.
Ameen. Ameen. Ameen.
Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum, wa ahalahu alaykum.
Eid Mubarak, dear reader. May your day be full of peace, love, good food, and the sweetness of knowing Allah ﷻ is near. ❤️
— Fahmina Jawed (Aafiya)
Alimah | Islamic Educator | Founder, IslamHashtag.com
What does Eid ul Adha mean to you personally? Share a memory, a reflection, or just say Eid Mubarak in the comments — I read every single one.
