Eid al-Adha 2025: Bank Holiday Tidbits & Taqwa Revival in Ghana
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Eii Ghana! Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating! As we dey prep for Eid al-Adha 2025, some things dey happen wey you for know, especially if you dey bank. Make we check am proper proper.
Eid and Bank Holidays: Wetin Dey Happen?
Initially, dem say banks for Kerala for close today, June 6th, 2025, because of Bakrid (Eid al-Adha). But e be like dem change am small. According to local goment announcement and when dem sight the moon, dem reschedule am. So, make you check if your bank dey close for your area.
Plus, June 7th be Saturday, wey be like first Saturday for the month, so usually banks dey open. But because of state-specific holidays for Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha), many banks go still close. So, even though e no be second or fourth Saturday (wey be normal bank holiday), banks go still dey closed for some states.
RBI and Bank Holidays
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) get their own rules for bank holidays, wey fit dey different different for each state. So, e good make you check the RBI calendar for your area to know the exact days wey banks go close for Eid al-Adha.
Eid al-Adha and Taqwa: The Real Meaning
Apart from the bank holiday palava, Eid al-Adha dey all about Taqwa. Dr. Abubakari Mohammed Marzuq Azindoo talk say Eid-Adha be one of the major festivals for Islam, wey e dey happen after Arafah, the biggest part of Hajj. E dey observed on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah, the last month for the Islamic year.
A major part of Eid al-Adha be the sacrifice of animals, wey we dey do to remember when Allah tell Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael. But the main thing be say, the sacrifice dey revive TAQWA.
Wetin be Taqwa?
Taqwa dey mean fear of Allah, wey you dey show by obeying everything wey dey please am and avoiding everything wey dey displease am. E be like piety. Imam Ali talk say, “TAQWA be fear of Almighty Allah, compliance with the Holy Quran, contentment with the little one has, and preparation for death.” So, as we dey celebrate Eid al-Adha, make we remember the meaning of Taqwa and strive to live a life wey dey please Allah.
Happy Eid al-Adha once again! May Allah bless us all.