Philosophy Behind The Eid Qurbani?   لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَاؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 37) Neither the blood nor the meat of the sacrificial animals reach Allah  but your *Taqwa* reaches Him [ In fact , the creator does not need the blood or the flesh of the Qurbani animals . He does not eat food . ]  ; thus has He made them [ animals] subservient to you, that you may magnify Allah because He has guided you [ to Islam ] and give good news to those who do good (to others by feeding them good food on the special day of Eid ).   What is TAQWA?   Taqwa is that state of your mind when you dislike committing sins and feel excited to perform virtues . Remember, showing off is a sin and feeding the poor and the hungry is a virtue . The purpose of   the Qurbani is not to be cruel to animals but   to be k