We Are Here for the Eid Al-Adha Edition of #BlackOutEid
As the Eid Al-Adha celebrations continue, check out our favorite photos and selfies from our glowed up black Muslim brothers and sisters.
Firstly, Eid Mubarak!
This celebration, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is one of the two major holidays in Islam. Eid Al-Adha corresponds with the Hajj—the pilgrimage to Mecca.
This feast commemorates when God appeared to Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience. As Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God stopped him and gave him a sheep to kill in place of his son.
Many Muslim families sacrifice an animal and share the meat with the poor during Eid Al-Adha. They also donate to charities that benefit the poor and routinely exchange presents during the holiday.
Secondly, we are so here for the slayage that’s been #BlackOutEid for this holiday.
The hashtag initially came last year from Twitter user @krennylavitz, who wanted to check out how other black Muslims celebrate Eid. It then resurfaced this year in July, due to black Muslims calling out and bringing attention to the lack of brown folk on Snapchat’s Eid Al-Fitr story by showing how diverse the Muslim community truly is.
Finally, it’s looking like Eid Al-Adha is another awesome reason to keep the flyness going for all the world to see, so do have a look at our favorites favorites below:
Eid Mubarak my loves! May we witness many more Eids to come In Sha Allah #blackouteid #SunuSelfieTabaski ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YOY2n084ga
— haddijatou (@HaddiCee_Says) September 12, 2016
Eid Mubarak from mine to yours! ? #blackouteid #melaninmonday pic.twitter.com/klZ7XvPUgC
— #5headGang (@RawanOG) September 12, 2016
Eid Slayage?? #EidMubarak is #Blackouteid still a thing? pic.twitter.com/8xumFIs1Mn
— lamz. (@lamzxo_) September 12, 2016
Gwan big up yuh self #Blackouteid #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/Jc7psFkchC
— $ami (@stylewithsamira) September 12, 2016
Eid Mubarak ?? #Columbus #BlackOutEid pic.twitter.com/J9Fu8OMZmA
— Ayub (@TrapShiekh) September 12, 2016
Eid Mubarak #blackouteid pic.twitter.com/jVtapLTvtR
— Aminata Malika (@aminata_malika) September 12, 2016
Eid Mubarak from me and my ? #Blackouteid pic.twitter.com/QDJrisAlkz
— Ahmed Amine Drame (@AhmedSenegal) September 12, 2016
back at it again (photo creds @damourhaine) #blackouteid #eidmubarak pic.twitter.com/R28TzeVp2E
— tsumami (@sinfulweeknd) September 12, 2016
Blessings on blessings on blessings #EidAlAdha #blackouteid ?? pic.twitter.com/5FgdL7ITeh
— Sabareen Mohamed (@saabareeen) September 12, 2016
Hope your day is filled with happiness ✨? #EidMubarak #blackouteid pic.twitter.com/mcuS1sJE4m
— H ✨ (@Hg_Loove) September 12, 2016
#blackouteid #EidMubarak ft.the fam pic.twitter.com/QgSXnnxqK2
— King Kufi (@soontobeshiekh) September 12, 2016
White out Eid? lmfaoo #BlackoutEid #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/nrtVvYE2PH
— HasH (@hanadhashim) September 12, 2016
My grandma looks too cute today to not participate in #blackouteid Eid Mubarak y'all ✨✨ pic.twitter.com/AiTttT9Rhc
— عائشة (@aishar94) September 12, 2016
— رفاء (@TheBorderP) September 12, 2016
?☪??❤️ #EidMubarak #blackouteid pic.twitter.com/naxexbADkR
— #blacklivesmatter (@ruqqaa_martins) September 12, 2016
Eid Mubarak ? #BlackOutEid pic.twitter.com/75OnBT2sWO
— pyt ?? (@Fadeelahsk) September 12, 2016
#blackouteid my lil bro Husseini pic.twitter.com/6JVTd8s5I6
— Safy-Hallan Farah (@SafyHallanFarah) September 12, 2016
Black & White portraits this year. #blackouteid pic.twitter.com/Tz9IDzqbUh
— plain, but opulent. (@qaman_) September 12, 2016
Not everyday white thobe✨ #Eidmubarak #EidAlAdha #blackouteid pic.twitter.com/BpZ6vebbS5
— Zaddy (@KassimOsman) September 12, 2016
They say talk that talk ✨ #EidMubarak #Blackouteid pic.twitter.com/VKNfG7otcs
— ياسمين (@umyazzie) September 12, 2016
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