War can be understood as a modern, secular form of human sacrifice and a manifestation of sacrificial logic, particularly when viewed through the lens of ritual, symbolism and communal narratives.
Was God’s command for Abraham to sacrifice his son cruel? Does faith require embracing the unknowable, the inexplicable without question? Are there ethical dimensions to faith and God?
The Feast of Sacrifice originates from the historic event when Prophet Abraham was commanded by God in a dream vision to sacrifice his son, Ishmail. While he was in the act of sacrificing his son, God ...
The king of Morocco has called on people to refrain from sacrificing sheep during a religious festival later this year ...
King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid ...
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, the country’s “commander of the faithful,” called on citizens to forgo the traditional sheep ...
Here’s everything you need to know about Islam’s ‘Festival of Sacrifice’, including the London events confirmed so far ...