For The Aqiqah

Aqiqah is an Islamic ritual welcoming a child and in Malaysia is steep with tradition. It involved sacrificing a lamb or cow, giving a feast for the neighbour as a sign of gratitude. We did Idlan's many years back at my Mum's. We decided to perform Irfan's this time here in Kelantan.

The slaughtering was done this morning before we arrived. The Aqiqah ceremony itself would be tomorrow, where we invited children from a nearby Tahfiz for lunch after the Jumaat prayers.

So, we had been planning this for a number of months, including the catering, the readings for the event as well as the goody bags and other things on the day. We were praying that the weather would be kind and everything would be running smoothly, InsyaAllah.

As for tonight, the two boys were creating havoc in the living room, while Anita and my Aunts, we're busy making last minute preparations and filling up the gifts. My job was to make sure that sarongs in the goody bags were in proper order. As for tomorrow, I had to make sure the boys were cued and clued up with what would be going on. We wouldn't want any drama .....