Wednesday 9 November 2011

Syifa's Aqiqah

9th November 2011


Another obligation that we performed in welcoming the birth of our baby sister is Aqiqah, which refers to the slaughtering of an animal (a goat, in our case). According to a source, there are many benefits in the performance of Aqiqah. One is announcing the birth of the baby. Another purpose is inviting family members, neighbours and friends to celebrate the blessed occasion. The poor is also offered with food and cooked meat from the Aqiqah.


Aqiqah is commendable to be perfomed on the 7th day after birth, but since daddy was away last week, mummy decided to wait until daddy is around so that he doesn't miss out much. We need him here anyway to distribute the cooked meat to family members, friends and neighbours. After all, daddy will definitely feel proud to convey the news himself regarding the birth of our baby sister.

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