Buying an animal named by the seller after a famous Bollywood character, decorating it with ornaments and henna and then sacrificing it on the day of Eid are all part of the qurbani tradition of the city. The cattle traders are using the technique of naming the animals to attract customers. A healthy bakra could be Don and a naughty one is usually named Sheela or Munni. Not only traders but the buyers have also picked up the trend. Clerics, however, have advised against it, saying that sacrifice is an act of worship and such obscenities should not be introduced. Youngsters, especially children, are especially enjoying buying ornaments and decorations for their animals while different shops have also emerged on different street corners for the same. A necklace and anklets, which usually cost Rs 20 and Rs 40 normally, are being sold for Rs 100 and Rs 200.
“I admit I am selling these things at double the price,” said Ali Akber, a vendor selling cattle ornaments in the Cantonment area, “but I am doing this to provide food to my family. We don’t have the luxury of being able to arrange something special for Eid.”
“This sacrifice is for God so we try to present it in the best possible manner,” said a teenager Imran Mehboob, who was out walking his sheep that he had purchased two days ago. “My father bought the sheep and I bought ornaments for it from my own pocket money. I also named it Princess,” he added.
“I want my cow to look pretty,” said Syed Hashmat Ali, who had just bought it from Saggian Bridge sale point. “Sacrifice is a lot more than just showing one’s animal off or decorating it. Eid is a reminder that the things we love the most are to be sacrificed for God every single day of our lives,” said Ishtiaq Gondal an Islamic Studies scholar at the University of Punjab.
Being a religious activity, it is not good to name the animals after munnis sheels etc
“Eid is a reminder that the things we love the most are to be sacrificed for God every single day of our lives”
What POSSIBLE love can a modern day human being have for an animal that is no longer currency or livelihood, but every-day food?
Better to feed someone poor from your own hands (thereby sacrificing time and money, most important things today) than spend tens of thousands (sometimes even hundreds of thousands) on these animals.
these names are given out of love and beauty. People feel pleasure calling sheela, muni, chulbul pandy and bodygaurd. Names like nargis, deedar, kushmala, rehman baba and firdos ashiq awan should also be given.
Bongi
"Eid is a reminder that the things we love the most are to be sacrificed for God every single day of our lives"
"Eid is a reminder that the things we love the most are to be sacrificed for God every single day of our lives"
Then why dont u sacrifice your son or daughter????
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