Eid Al-Adha
Date: 24 September 2015 After 3 years of living in Toowoomba, shamefully, I have to admit that this is the first time I actually went for Eid prayers. The reason was mostly because of the kids, but, oversleeping was partly to blame. However, this year, I was so determined to go that I bathe the kids before sleeping and prepared their jubah the night before. And yes, the whole family made it to the bowling hall in the CBD at 7.15am. As the mosque was too small, the Islamic society had to rent a hall for the Eid prayer. With the imam. I didn't cook much, just a simple dish of sate, nasi impit and kuah kacang. And I ate them alone. A very different environment than back home in Malaysia where Eid is all about feasting with extended family and friends. Alhamdulillah, we performed akikah for Afi this year, slaughtered 2 lambs. While Hasben went to Brother Yahya's farm to slaughter the lambs (yes, he did it himself, very proud of him), me and the boys slept for ...
