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Through this Online Petition, we intend to request our Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, to declare October 26, 2012 as a Holiday.
It is a Gazetted Holiday and Schools, Banks and all other Government Offices & Institutions shall remained closed on this day.
Last Year, The Asian School situated at Indira Nagar, DehraDun was open and it was penalized with an amount of Eighty Thousand Rupees.
We request all the Students and Faculties of UPES to extend there hands of support by signing this Petition.
Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥá, IPA: [ʕiːd al ʔadˁˈħaː], "feast of sacrifice"), or Feast of the Sacrifice or Greater Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of ʾIbrāhīm (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismā'īl (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead. The festival is also known as Id-ul-Zuha. The word "id" derived from the Arabic "iwd" means "festival" and "zuha" comes from "uzhaiyya" which translates to "sacrifice".
Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Sunni and Shia Muslims. The basis for the Eid al-Adha comes from the 196th verse of sura 2 (Al-Baqara) of theQuran. The word "Eid" appears in Sura al-Mai'da ("The Table Spread," Chapter 5) of the Qur'an, meaning 'solemn festival'. The days of Eid al Adha are the 10th of Dhul Hijjah upto the 12th of Dhul Hijjah (3 days and 2 nights) sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th Day. The days of Eid have been singled out in the Hadith as "days of remembrance".
Eid al-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th, 11th and 12th day of the twelfth and the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar. Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. The date is approximately 70 days (2 Months & 10 days) after the end of the month of Ramadan, i.e. Eid-ul-Fitr. Ritual observance of the holiday lasts until sunset of the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
In the Indian subcontinent, the festival is known as Bakr-Id because of the tradition of sacrificing the goats ("bakri" in Hindi-Urdu).
Updates
October 20, 2012
The momentum behind this demand is undeniable now. UPES administration can no longer bury their heads in the sand while every other institution in the country prepares for the holiday.
6 Comments
JUST GIVE THE HOLIDAY. SIMPLE.
last year was a mess. lets fix it before it happens again. we deserve to spend the day with our families.
ridiculous that we are even having this discussion. give us the day off like every other school.
should be a gazetted holiday anyway. dont see why upes thinks they are different from everyone else.
my family is traveling and i cant be there if classes are on. please reconsider this decision vc sir.
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Through this Online Petition, we intend to request our Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, to declare October 26, 2012 as a Holiday.
It is a Gazetted Holiday and Schools, Banks and all other Government Offices & Institutions shall remained closed on this day.
Last Year, The Asian School situated at Indira Nagar, DehraDun was open and it was penalized with an amount of Eighty Thousand Rupees.
We request all the Students and Faculties of UPES to extend there hands of support by signing this Petition.
Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥá, IPA: [ʕiːd al ʔadˁˈħaː], "feast of sacrifice"), or Feast of the Sacrifice or Greater Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of ʾIbrāhīm (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismā'īl (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead. The festival is also known as Id-ul-Zuha. The word "id" derived from the Arabic "iwd" means "festival" and "zuha" comes from "uzhaiyya" which translates to "sacrifice".
Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Sunni and Shia Muslims. The basis for the Eid al-Adha comes from the 196th verse of sura 2 (Al-Baqara) of theQuran. The word "Eid" appears in Sura al-Mai'da ("The Table Spread," Chapter 5) of the Qur'an, meaning 'solemn festival'. The days of Eid al Adha are the 10th of Dhul Hijjah upto the 12th of Dhul Hijjah (3 days and 2 nights) sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th Day. The days of Eid have been singled out in the Hadith as "days of remembrance".
Eid al-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th, 11th and 12th day of the twelfth and the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar. Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. The date is approximately 70 days (2 Months & 10 days) after the end of the month of Ramadan, i.e. Eid-ul-Fitr. Ritual observance of the holiday lasts until sunset of the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
In the Indian subcontinent, the festival is known as Bakr-Id because of the tradition of sacrificing the goats ("bakri" in Hindi-Urdu).
Updates
October 20, 2012
The momentum behind this demand is undeniable now. UPES administration can no longer bury their heads in the sand while every other institution in the country prepares for the holiday.
6 Comments
Its a major festival for us. Why do we have to be at college on such a holy day? Please change the schedule.
JUST GIVE THE HOLIDAY. SIMPLE.
last year was a mess. lets fix it before it happens again. we deserve to spend the day with our families.
ridiculous that we are even having this discussion. give us the day off like every other school.
should be a gazetted holiday anyway. dont see why upes thinks they are different from everyone else.
my family is traveling and i cant be there if classes are on. please reconsider this decision vc sir.
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Its a major festival for us. Why do we have to be at college on such a holy day? Please change the schedule.