Bakrit festival is the most important festival of Muslim people. This festival is celebrated annually by Muslim people all over the world. During the festival, Muslims go to the mosque and offer special prayers.
They will cook food for everyone. The festival of Bakrit is said to be the day of Eid and the day of Hajj. In this case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Gazi Salahudin Mohammad Ayub has announced that this year, Bakrit, the festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on June 17.
In a statement issued by him, Dul Haj crescent was sighted in Puducherry today. Because of that today is fixed as the first crescent of the month of Dhul Hajj according to Shariat. Therefore it says that Bakrit will be celebrated on 17th June.
Why is Bakrit celebrated?
Bakrid is celebrated as a way to make the world aware of the sacrifice of Ibrahim, who is considered one of the most important of the Islamic messengers, who accepted the command of God and dared to sacrifice his only son Ismail.
