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Today is topsy turvy on Joy FM, and some of the station's friends from all walks of life will be presenting the programs on Super Station - Joy FM.
Already, Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and former President Mills’ spokesman was at the station to read the news at 6:00am. Mr. Ametor Kwame – the Public Affairs head of National Health Insurance Scheme did the newspaper review at 6.30am, Mawuko Afadzinu and his son Nene presented the Sports segment on the Super Morning Show, and Madam Ursula Owusu (renowned lawyer and politician from the NPP) and Mr. Alex Segbefia (Deputy Chief of Staff at the presidency) are still on air co-presenting the Super Morning Show!
The topsy turvy on Joy Fm seeks to bring policy makers and other popular public figures in Ghana together to do radio and reveal lighter aspects of their personalities to the public. What makes today’s show especially unique is that it is also in celebration of the Islamic Holiday Eid al-Adha.
ABOUT EID AL-ADHA
Eid al-Adha or “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma’il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead. The meat is divided into three parts to be distributed to others. The family retains one third of the share, another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors, and the other third is given to the poor & needy.
Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from Sura 2 (Al-Baqara) Ayah 196 in the Qur’an. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a Wajib prayer of two Raka’ah (units) followed by a sermon.
The word “Eid” appears in Sura al-Mai’da (”The Table Spread,” Chapter 5) of the Qur’an, meaning ’solemn festival’.
Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th day of the 12th and the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah 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 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
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