Greater Noida, June 5 -- Acharya Prashant, world-renowned philosopher and author, has made an impassioned call encouraging people to refrain from animal sacrifice and instead learn the real message, which calls for the sacrifice of selfish desires.

Acharya Prashant spoke about Eid al-Adha, saying that when it comes to religion and religious festivals, we must go back to their essence to truly understand them. With this aim, he narrated a story from the Qur'an.

He said, "So where does the story begin? In the Qur'an and even in the Bible, the story of the Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) is mentioned. He has a dream in which he is commanded by Allah to sacrifice his son. He agrees and talks to his son (Ismail), who says, "If you have received a ...