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UniKL spreads the Joy of Hari Raya
Hari Raya Aidilfitri is just around the corner and in enlightening its joyful spirit, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) celebrates 88 children from Rumah Amal Baitul Barokah Wal Mahabbah for an Iftar Ramadhan in UniKL MFI on July 30, 2013.UniKL Chairman, YB Datuk Dr. Adham Baba in addressing the audience said, "I am delighted that the children of Rumah Amal Baitul Barokah are with us today and I would like to invite these children to come and visit all other campuses of UniKL.
Earlier, Mrs. Norlida Rasidi, Patron of Rumah Amal Baitul Barokah Wal Mahabbah said "We are honoured with the invitation from UniKL and indeed very thankful to Allah SWT. Your contribution, ladies and gentlemen, goes a long way in helping us to operate the charity home and to provide some basic preparation for the children in celebrating Hari Raya".During the iftar, YB Datuk Dr. Adham Baba handed over cash donation amounting to RM 4,399.65 to the charity home.
Hari Raya Haji 2013
During the holiday of Hari Raya Haji marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage season.Hari Raya Haji (hajj celebration day) is an event observed by Muslims all over the world to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to follow Allah command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. As Ibrahim was about to strike his son, Allah stopped him and revealed that it was a test and a ram was to be sacrificed instead.
At Hari Raya Haji, the sacrifice of four-legged animals such as lambs, goats or cows, is performed to commemorate this event. The animals are killed according to the proper religious rites and meat is then distributed to the family, neighbours and to the less fortunate in the community. However, making the sacrifice (korban) is not a compulsory religious duty but an obligation for those who can afford it.
During the week of the hajj, pilgrims gather in Mecca to perform a series of rituals such as walking counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaabah (cube-shaped structure covered in black cloth which serves as the Muslim prayer direction), kissing the Black Stone in the corner of the Kaabah, drinking from the Zamzam well and throwing stones as a symbolic act of stoning the devil.
