Eid al-Adha, a period of "communal enjoyment" for Muslims worldwide, is officially underway. Over two billion Muslims are currently, or preparing, to celebrate the "Feast of Sacrifice," a major ...

Eid al-Adha, a period of "communal enjoyment" for Muslims worldwide, has officially arrived. Here's what we've learned about the Islamic holiday.

And when is it celebrated? Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Abraham’s commitment to his faith, as he was "willing" to sacrifice his son, Ishmael (or Isaac) because God asked him to.

And when is it celebrated? Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Abraham’s commitment to his faith, as he was "willing" to sacrifice his son, Ishmael (or Isaac) because God asked him to.

At Mount Sinai, seven weeks (hence, the holiday’s alternative name, “Feast of Weeks”) after leaving Egypt, the Israelites made a covenant with God, pledging to live by His laws. This was the ...

Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

The Lord overheard and asked “is anything too difficult for the Lord?” A lie from Sarah: “I did not laugh.” Abraham and Sarah traveled and eventually arrived in Gerar, a Philistine city.

Anthony Julius' biography of Abraham argues for the duality of the first Jew, with one life based in reason and another in pure faith.

Thus, because Prophet Abraham shared equally four trials with the Sarah/Isaac lineage, and four with the Hajar/Ishmael lineage [two and 1/2 trials with Hajar, one and 1/2 with Ishmael], God’s ...

Laughter, dance, song — they can uplift or degrade, lead to God or away from him. It’s a message as old and Abraham and Sarah — and current as contemporary comedy.

The story's main characters, Abraham and Sarah, are about to start a family, the fulfillment of a promise made to them by the Divine One.