First of all, mad redo1 is apologizing to everyone who might have kept looking forward to attending the 'Aqiqah' for AKS#3. The ceremony was held on Saturday, 14-03-2009.
It was done on a short notice that there was not enough time to send out the invitations.
Once again, mad redo1 apologized for that.
As it is, when a daughter is born into a family, the aqiqah is done by slaughtering a mature male goat or lamb and feed fellow Muslims with the meat. The one chosen for this purpose was a beautiful white one.
The slaughtering process was over in less than five minutes and the process to clean it began with the de-skinning. Air was pumped to ease the process.
After the de-skinning process was done, fire was used to ensure no more hairy part left on the body which was earlier covered with turmeric. Then it was cut into smaller portions to make the cooking process faster.
The 'Aqiqah' ceremony itself started after the Dzuhur prayer with 'zanji' or praising God for His Greatness and Generousity. Usually this is done by a 'Berzanji' group either male or female. There was no mixed group.
After a while, the baby was carried out and a few strands of his or her hair were cut by the elder members while the rest of the group will continue saying the 'salawat' or praises for the Prophet (PBUH).
It is normal for the ceremony to be shared among a few babies and on this occassion Khalisa Shukriah shared the event with two of her cousins who were born much earlier than her.
Linda and Khalisa Shukriah posed for photos with their respective sisters and cousins. Berg and Nina also carried out their roles to perfection during the ceremony and mad redo1 was really proud of both of them.
It was indeed a tiring day but at the same time we felt very happy to be able to show our gratitude for being blessed with this wonderful gift from Him.
Speaking of gift, Khalisa Shukriah was very happy to be receiving this stroller/buggy as her Aqiqah present that she slept for hours in it.
Hopefully, I would be able to invite all of you for the first birthday of AKS#3.
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