The purpose of sacrifice in Islam
Surly God doesn’t need meat of sacrifices since He isn’t corporeity nor needy. However, sacrificing animals for the sake of Allah especially in Eid-Al-Adha (Gorban) is an emphatic Islamic recommendation and a part of Hajj rituals.
Generally it is considered two main goals for offering sacrifice:
1. Economic purpose, obviation of economic needs of Islamic society
2. Spiritual purpose: this action is symbol of self-sacrifice and sacrificing self-will for God’s will.
Allah says in Quran: “It is not their flesh or their blood that reaches Allah. Rather it is your God wariness that reaches Him…”(hajj/36)
And Regards usage of Ii He says: “…eat from them, and feed the self-contained needy and the mendicant…” ، (hajj/37)
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It’s obvious that human being needs meats for his alimentation, although some vegetarians deny this fact. On the other hand, for an animal that might have been died of disease or natural death or eaten by other animals, being slaughtered for a person’s survival is considered its perfection.
It’s necessary to mention that Islam has a lot of orders in good behaving with animals. Generally killing animals with no any reason and needing them and just for enjoying is Harram.
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Persion Sources:
https://ghaemshahr.kowsarblog.ir/
http://www.shiitestudies.com/article_18714.html
English Sources:
Jame-Al-Tafasir Noor software (translation of the Quran by Qaraei)
By: Rezvan Liravi