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Dubai urges using smart apps for Idul Adha
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Holy sacrifice: Sheep fill an enclosure on Thursday at an abattoir in Al Qouz industrial area in Dubai. To avoid people overcrowding the facility during Idul Adha, Dubai’s municipal officials have urged the use of smart apps for making orders amid a new wave of coronavirus infections. (AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)
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eterinarians are being called in to inspect sheep at an abattoir in Dubai, where the municipal administration is encouraging residents to use smart apps to order sacrificial animals ahead of one of Islam's major holidays.
During Idul Adha, which falls in early July this year and marks the end of the haj pilgrimage season, Muslims traditionally buy a whole sheep to be slaughtered and distributed among friends, family and the poor.
Demand is all year round in the emirate, however, with mask-clad workers at the abattoir in Al Qouz industrial area, one of many in Dubai, seen slicing and cleaning the meat for delivery or pickup.
To avoid overcrowding at the facility during Idul Adha and as the emirate witnesses a new wave of coronavirus infections, Dubai officials have urged people to use smart apps to make their orders. Through these apps, residents can put in their orders for slaughter and have the meat delivered or even distributed to local charities.
While such apps are not widely available in Muslim countries, they have been used in some countries, such as Pakistan.
Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE), had seven apps, said officials.
Ali al-Hamadi, director of Dubai municipality’s public health services, said deliveries through the apps were made "within one or two hours, saving people time and energy".
