Sacrifice

=== Islam ===
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An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called ''ḏabiḥa'' (ذَبِيْحَة) or ''Qurban'' (قُرْبَان) . The term may have roots from the [[Judaism|Jewish]] term ''Korban''; in some places like [[Bangladesh]], [[India]] or [[Pakistan]], ''qurbani'' is always used for Islamic animal sacrifice. In the [[Islam]]ic context, an animal sacrifice referred to as ''ḏabiḥa'' (ذَبِيْحَة) meaning "sacrifice as a ritual" is offered only in [[Eid ul-Adha]]. The sacrificial animal may be a sheep, a goat, a camel, or a cow. The animal must be healthy and conscious.
"...Therefore to the Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice." ([[Quran 108:2]]) 
Qurban is an Islamic prescription for the affluent to share their good fortune with the needy in the community.

On the occasion of Eid ul Adha (Festival of Sacrifice), affluent [[Muslims]] all over the world perform the [[Sunnah]] of [[Prophet]] [[Abraham in Islam|Ibrahim]] (Abraham) by sacrificing a cow or sheep. The meat is then divided into three equal parts. One part is retained by the person who performs the sacrifice. The second is given to his relatives. The third part is distributed to the poor.

The [[Quran]] states that the sacrifice has nothing to do with the blood and gore (Quran 22:37: "It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches God. It is your piety that reaches Him..."). Rather, it is done to help the poor and in remembrance of [[Abraham]]'s willingness to sacrifice his son [[Ishmael in Islam|Ismael]] at God's command.

The [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] word "Qurbani" comes from the Arabic word 'Qurban'. It suggests that associate act performed to hunt distance to [[Creator Deity|Almighty God]] and to hunt His sensible pleasure. Originally, the word 'Qurban' enclosed all acts of charity as a result of the aim of charity is nothing however to hunt [[Allah]]'s pleasure. But, in precise non-secular nomenclature, the word was later confined to the sacrifice of associate animal slaughtered for the sake of Allah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlinequrbani2012.webs.com/apps/blog/|title=Online Qurbani|date=1 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104091413/http://onlinequrbani2012.webs.com/apps/blog/|archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref>

A similar symbology, which is a reflection of [[Abraham]] and [[Ishmael in Islam|Ismael]]'s dilemma, is the stoning of the [[Stoning of the Devil|Jamaraat]] which takes place during the [[Hajj|pilgrimage]].