Cermon (Hutba) of Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin, Chairman of Russia Muftis Council on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, October 26, 2012 (abstract)

Praise be to Allah, the God of the Worlds, the One who possesses Mighty, Power and Glory! Peace and Greeting to our prophet Muhammad, who performed his Mission and brought to us the Truth of Islam, and peace be upon his family and sahabas!

Dear brothers and sister!

My dear compatriots!

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

Today we, the Muslims of Russia as wll as the Muslim all around the world celebrate one of our main holidays - Eid Al- Adha - Qurban Bairam.

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From among 3 millions pilgrims mor than 20 thousands of our countrimen perfomed hajj this year.

The word "hajj" stands not only for pilgrimage to the Holy Qaaba in Macca, but also it has the menings of "aim". And I call you in those festive days to put an aim in front of you: to be constantly holding account in front of our Creator for all we do, try to compnsate for any our mistak, to perform good dids as many as we can. Allah gives us so many possibilities to acquire His favour, to get His reward! We have such a provesrb "Ber rahmat men belyadan kotlara" (Tatar) which means that "One word "Thank yu" saves from thousands of misgivings". For one word you say, you can get a huge reward. Give meals to those who are in need, help those who needs moral and financial support.  (abstract)