Sacrifice Ritual
\r\n Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)\r\n Chapter 22: Verse 34
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"We've appointed religious rituals for every community (on earth), so they could commemorate the name of God over the resources He gave them from among (the many types of) livestock (animals). Your God is One God, so submit yourselves to Him and give good news to the meek."
The whole purpose of all pilgrimage rituals is to enhance believers' God-fearing sense. All these rituals are symbols confirming submission to God, the Lord of the Kabah, the Sacred House, as also obeying Him in all situations. They may also involve reminders of old events, from the time of Abraham and later generations, but these are reminders of complete submission to God, obeying His rules and looking up to Him for guidance.
\r\nSacrifice ritual was known in many communities. Islam put it on its right course, offering it for God alone. What really matters is that sacrifice be truly made for the sake of God rather than for the legal minutiae of the act. Whilst details of sacrifice have varied in different times, lands, and communities, the common denominator, however, has always been the spirit and purpose of sacrifice.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Towards Understanding The Quran" - Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi, Vol. 6, p. 12
\r\n "The Holy Quran: Guidance for Life" - Yahiya Emerick, p. 239
\r\n "In the Shade of the Quran, Vol. 12" - Sayyid Qutb, pp. 131, 132