So what does it mean?
Muslims believe in all prophets of God and their message: Adam, Enoch, Noah, Lot, Abraham, Ishmael, Issac, Jacob, Joseph, Aron, Moses, David, Solomon, Job, Ezekiel, Jonah, Elias, Elisha, Zakarias, John, Jesus and Muhammad peace be upon them all.

Siku kuu ya Idd-Ul-Adha originated from Abraham. It is called the Festival of Sacrifice.
During Hajj, Muslims remember and commemorate the trials and triumphs of the Prophet Abraham.

Let me give you some background about it.
In Islam there are 5 pillars, the 5th pillar is performing pilgrimate to Makkar. This means to visit Maccah at least once in your lifetime, if you can afford.

So where is it?
Meccah is the city in Arabian peninsula. A city that from time immemorial, was known to be a sacred city.

Other scriptures (the Bible)
referred to it as Pakar or Paran in the old testament.
A place where Abraham, our common father, a patriot, took his wife and his son, by the order of God, and settled there in desolate valley.
And after some time Abraham returned to that desolate valley and built a building which is called the Kabah (means cube in Arabic).
This is not a building that God lives in, nor a secret building in itself, but building that was ordered by God for Abraham to build and go around it commemorating God,
not worshiping the building but worshiping God, but setting up that building so that human being comes from all over the earth and pray God,
call upon him for forgiveness and mercy and repeat the oneness and Glory of God.

The tradition
This Kabah, all Muslims repeating this tradition of Abraham, every Muslim from wherever they are from China, Russia, or Africa, or Autralia, or America, South America,
They have been ordered once in their lives if they are able to do so, to go to Makka and experience universal fraternity.

Happy Eid Adha!!! 4th or 5th Oct 2014

What is Eid al-Adha? "Eid" means holiday, "Eid al-adha" means festival of sacrifice the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Makkah). This year 2014, Eid al-Adha will begin on 4th Oct and it lasts for three days.

Xtianity and Islam are very related, actually almost two sides of the same coin. wonder why there's always war between them.
Anyway Happy Eid Adha. Peace be upon u all

You're right @um sayala.

Deut 12 mentions the place of pilgrimage along with some indications of what is included in its festival.
Deut 12:5,11,14,18,and 21 The place is `the place which the Lord your God shall choose'
Deut 12:21 states that if the place of pilgrimage is too far away, the sacrifice may be performed at home
Deut 12:5 - God will choose place, makao yake, you'll face there. You must visit there.
John 4:21 - Yesu akamjibu, "..wakati unakuja ambapo hamtamwabudu Baba katika mlima huu, wala huko Yerusalemu. Lakini saa yaja, tena ipo, ambapo wale waabuduo halisi, watamwabudu Baba katika roho na kweli. Watu wanaoabudu namna hii, ndio Baba anawatafuta.
Matthew 23:37 - Yesu Aililia Yerusalemu "Ee Yerusalemu, mnaowaua manabii na kuwapiga mawe wale waliotumwa kwenu! ... Amebarikiwa Yeye ajaye kwa Jina la Bwana."
Genesis 22:2 - house of God
1 Chronicles 3:2 - When Solomon built, he called it 'House of God'
Matt 21:12 what did Jesus call this house himself? He told them God said "House of God"
Isaiah 2:2 - end of time, people will go to house of God will be put upright and all nations will go there

However, the law, or books of Moses, does not state when the time of pilgrimage is.

Peace be upon you too

Pervert Muhammad created Islam by trying to merge all the various beliefs around him from Christianity, Arianism, pagan moon worship etc

Then he effectvely used the sword to get new converts and deter conversions from Islam.

It has remained so until this day with his followers.

Hi AlphDoti? Uvoo wa matuku?

Genesis 16:12
"Ishmael shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against his; he will always be in opposition to his brother."

What God has decreed no man can change!

Who knew in the end God would actually take the side of Ishmael!?

To the wild ass of a man, and the wild ass of a woman in Wazua, Happy Eid Al-Adha.

A caution to any Shiite/Kaffir, if you attend any of the events, it might be you they offer as sacrifice. Beware!

Wondered if the 'apostate' shiites attend or visit the Kaabah?

A religion or a people?

The Jewish religion and Islam originated from half brothers. A little bit of competition mixed with jealousy and other strong feelings should be expected.