Qurban (Arabic: قربان), (or أضحية Udhiyyah as referred to in Islamic Law) is a religious act that entails the sacrifice of approved animals on the 10, 11, 12 or 13 Zulhijjah of the Hijri Calendar with the conscious intentions of fulfilling Allah’s commandments.
This act of sacrifice on the Eidul Adha that falls on the 10th of Zulhijjah and the three days of tasyriq ( 11, 12 and 13th of Zulhijjah) is sunnah muakkadah (highly encouraged to be almost obligatory) according to the Shafei’ school of jurispudence for those who can afford it and it is makruh (objectionable) not to perform it.
