Eidul Adha - Teach Your Children of the Greatest Sacrifice

Eidul Adha is here again. Every year, there will always be a different celebration for us. This time around, eidul adha means a lot to us as my in laws are blessed to have the opportunity to perform the holy pilgrimage. The children miss their atok and nenek. For my husband, his wish of sending his parents to mecca is finally a reality. As for me, the call of Mecca is even stronger. May Allah ease the way for us. In the meantime, as usual, eidul adha connotes sacrifice. I don't really have to sacrifice anything this time around but am called to do the qurban. If all these while, the idea of qurban is so big to me, I guess, its my mentality and ignorance that made it as a big deal. I can even spend hundreds on handbags, why didn't i think of qurban before this. So I guess, the hidayah from Allah has finally reaches me and boy am I thankful on that. Alhamdulillah. So, to do qurban shall be on my 2013 new year resolution. Back to this year eidul adha celebration. Apart having to cook the rendang for my two brother in laws, this year I taught my children the significance of celebrating eidul adha. I taught them the sacrifice of Nabi Ibrahim A.S and his son, Nabi Ismail. Both my girls actually already knew the story but did not know its relation to eidul adha. Alhamdulillah, syukur to Allah, again, his guidance reaches me that the idea of telling, or rather recalling the story of the greatest sacrifice in Islam occurs to me. So, if you happen to forget about telling your children, its not too late. Allah has never set any time frame. It's us who always setting time, making excuses. I am again, as one of the humble vicegerance of Allah, calling you parents to go and tell your children of the story of Nabi Ibrahim now. May we all be guided.