Hundreds attend Eid-ul-Adha prayer at Corby Central Masjid
Today 27th May 2026 Corby Muslims have celebrated their Eid-ul-Adha prayer at the Corby Central Masjid (Mosque).
Eid-ul-Adha Celebration continues for three to four days. Eid al-Adha is also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice” It commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael to Allah. According to the Holy Quran, Allah commanded Prophet Ibrahim for his son in his dream. Prophet Ibrahim do not hesitate to sacrifice his son to Allah. But Allah appreciated Ibrahim’s unshakable faith and loyalty and provided a lamb to sacrifice instead of his son as he was ready to offer his son. It is said that it is a test from Allah for Prophet Ibrahim for his devotion and he passed in it. Since then, Muslims have sacrificed an animal to devote to Allah on the Eid-Al-Adha, which is also known as Bakra Eid. Muslims throughout the world commemorate this day as a symbol of their faith, loyalty, and obedience to God’s will. This day is deeply rooted in the heart of the Muslim community celebrate this day joyfully and spend time with their friends, family and love ones.
Corby Muslim Association held a Eid Family Celebration event at the top floor of Corby Central Masjid for the second time, which consisted of 200+ guests. It was amazing to find locallers, each family members bringing their own cultural homeade dishes for all the community to enjoy and expressing their happiness and celebrating together. However, this year CMA, included other fun activities (first time doing this) such as, Bouncy Castle for the children, Table tennis and Carrom board for everyone to enjoy.
Marianne Kimani (Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner of Northamptonshire) said: "Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim Friends here in the county. I've enjoyed being here, I've had fantastic food, lots to eat and lots of laughter and fun with everybody that's here. Thank you so much for the invite".
Lee Barron MP (Corby & East Northamptonshire) said "It's really great to be here today, to join the community for a community day, and I am always made to feel really welcome at the mosque. It's always somewhere you can guarantee a very warm welcome and your guaranteed to meet friends and good people".
Eyusuf Chaudhury (Chairman Of CMA) said "Today's congregation had a higher turnout in comparison to last year, due to the great weather conditions. It was an amazing turnout in my opinion, for both prayers (Jamat). I would like to show my gratitude to the security officers: Moro Mohammed and Connor Wright (Corby West Neighbourhood Police Officer) as it wouldn't be possible without their help amongst all the traffic".
" I also would like to give a special mention to the volunteers team, as they have been helping the community by cleaning their local Masjid the night before and helping to prepare for the special Eid Family Celebration event at the top floor of Corby Central Masjid which was a huge success".
“Finally, on behalf of Corby Muslim Community I sincerely appreciate the guests, especially Lee Barron MP (Corby & East Northamptonshire), Marianne Kimani (Deputy Police Fire & Crime Commissioner), Cllr Mark Pengelly (Corby & Lloyds) and others. I wish a very happy Eid Mubarak to everyone and we CMA are grateful to our wonderful neighbours and road users who have acknowledged the matter and allowed us to complete our prayers in peace and comfort”.
Attendees: Solicitor Prince Sadiq Chaudhury LL.M (Trustee CMA), Mohammed Mujibur Rahman (Secretary CMA), Haji Md Fakar Uddin (Vice Chairman CMA), Shelly Ullah (Women Coordinator CMA), Islam Chaudhury, Harun Rashid, Mala Bassett, Rahul Rajput, Hamza Chaudhury, Sufiyan Chaudhury, Zaheer Awan, Mohammed Ahsan Khan, Hafiz Abdul Hasib, Abdul Malik, Issa Abdur Rahman, Khalik Uzzaman Liton an
d many others.