MUSLIMS SLAUGHTER OVER 100 CATTLE

EZULWINI – Muslims yesterday celebrated their Eid al- Adha where over 100 cattle were slaughtered across the country.

The cattle were slaughtered along with goats and sheep in all local mosques. Mosques are places where Muslims worship God (Allah). The figure was confirmed by the IHH which funded the slaughtered animals.

Luqman Asooka, one of the Imams, (priests) said 30 cattle were slaughtered at the Ezulwini Islamic Institute.  The Imam said he was not sure of the other figures in the other mosques which included Nhlangano, Manzini, Pigg’s Peak, Siteki and Mbabane.

“There are over 100 cattle that have been slaughtered for the event according to their (IHH) records of the purchased animals,” he said.
The animals were slaughtered after a prayer session that was held in the morning.

The meat was then distributed to over 300 people, including those who were not Muslims and were from the surrounding areas in Ezulwini. The people from nearby communities came in numbers to get a share of the free meat.

The at least 300 people each received about 4kg of beef from the Muslim community as part of their Eid al-Adha celebration. The meat distribution started at about 2:30pm where the hundreds of people were already gathered under a tent.
When it was time for distribution, men, women and children formed three separate lines. First to receive meat parcels were women then men followed.
Noticeably, some of the women made attempts to get more than one meat parcel by rejoining the line after being given.

The meat parcels were distributed by locally-based Muslims as well as others from Turkey. As per their invitation, they distributed the meat to everyone including those who were not Muslims.

Most of the people who received the meat were elderly women who stated that the parcels could not have come at a more proper time.
Sonto Dlamini, a 74-year-old woman of Nyonyane, said she was a Christian under the Zion church. She said this was the first time for her to receive the meat as last year, she could not due to being ill. She said her feet often swelled, making it impossible for her to walk.

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