This is what Qur'an told. The same story is found in the Bible but the difference is that in the Bible his son is Isaac, and in the Qur'an his name is Ishmael. For muslims, Ishmael is the ancestor of Arabs and the first son of Abraham. And Eid al-Adha(عيد الأضحي) comes from this story.
That morning, I woke up at 6:45 hearing voices shouting and repeating same words "Allah Albar!(God is the Great)" "la ilah illa Allah(There is no gods except God)." I saw people walking toward Mosque. They were going to pray there, then go to a butcher. At 7:15, the voice stopped. I knew praying was almost finished, so I came out from my apartment, there, I found Ramy and his Papa(Faris) waiting me! I didn't know it. They finished prying and were waiting me because I told them before I'll go to see the sacrifice. So we went to the butcher together.
When we reach there, the first thing I saw was vivid red blood on the ground.
then I saw big meats still keeping its drooping head hanged over, beside it, a man cutting meats, fling into a plastic bag and passing it to people. In front of them, many dead sheep laying down, and men were skinning a sheep. Among them I found an alive sheep waiting to be cut his throat. Ramy told me that they must not keep living sheeps among dead because by the law(Islamic law) animals must not see their company killed. Men should not be cruel to animals. But now nobady care.. and sheeps are waiting. They did it on the streat beside the butcher. The ground was covered by blood. One after one, sheeps were brought there. We left there and went back to Ramy's home and had breakfirst. Reem said on this day and Ramadan days, they eat meats in the breakfirst.
At 16:00 I went out with Ramy to meet his friend who got a new child :). When we passed the butcher's street, they were still killing sheeps.
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