Nigeria, May 9 -- In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Supreme, for whom honour is a garment and majesty is a robe. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. May Allah exalt and send peace to him, his family, and his companions abundantly. To proceed:

Dear brothers and sisters! On 10 Dhul-Hijjah, according to the Islamic calendar, following the completion of the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah as one of the five pillars of Islam), Muslim believers throughout the world celebrate Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice).

Unlike Eid al-Fitr, which is celebrated to signify t...