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IT’S FREE MEAT AGAIN FROM THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY

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EZULWINI – As Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid ul- adha, a lot of local farmers will strike it rich.
Eid ul-Adha is the festival of sacrifice, which is celebrated by Muslims yearly.


Moulana Feroz shared that at least 30 cattle, which they buy at about E10 000 each from local farmers, will be slaughtered at the Ezulwini Mosque on Wednesday during the festival while more will be slaughtered in other centres around the country. Feroz said this during an interview at the Ezulwini Mosque yesterday and invited anyone who wanted the meat to come through.


Feroz narrated that they noted a high demand in that there were a lot of poor people. He said they could not believe that some people ate meat once a week or even once a month. He said they were aware that locally, animals were wealth to people. He shared that they tried to empower locals by not importing the livestock to be slaughtered but they bought it locally at very exorbitant prices.
“If your cow normally costs E3 000 or E4 000; at this time we pay E9 000 or E10 000 for it. We do not hesitate because for us the money is the sacrifice but there should be no damages to it,” Feroz explained.


He explained that the distribution would be done nationally, adding that they also had a database of individuals whom they would deliver the meat to in their homes. He said these people included those who could not walk to the mosque to receive the meat due to different reasons. He welcomed people who knew others who might want the meat but could not go to mosques to send someone to inform them so that it could be delivered.
“They say you take the extra step and that is what counts,” Feroz said.


He stated that the people who slaughter the animals should have a bond with them. He explained that they have to feed the animals, look after them and make them comfortable. He also explained that even the slaughtering was carried out in a certain procedure which entailed using a very sharp knife to cut three vital jugulars then have all the blood drawn-out completely. “We lay the cow down on the side with its head up and from the neck at the bottom with a very sharp knife, in a matter of two or three seconds we cut three compulsory veins out of the four and in fewer than 10 seconds, the animal bleeds and dies,” Feroz explained.


He said the festival was based on the story of Abraham who was prepared to sacrifice his child to God. He said God loved this so much that He immortalised it that those who were His followers would make it a ritual.

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