Who We Are?
Shah Nawaz Farm is a family owned and operated farm located in Umerkot, Sindh province of Pakistan.
Our mission at Shah Nawaz Farm is to buy locally so that we uplift the neighboring communities as well as alleviate poverty by providing jobs to the local people.
How We Work?
All of the animals raised at Shah Nawaz Farm adhere to strict islamic and humane guidelines. Animals are raised with a natural grass fed diet with no antibiotics or hormones which allows us to raise a disease-free and healthy animal for the blissful act of Qurbani (religious sacrifice)
Your Qurbani will be delivered to the local orphanages and madrasas or delivery can be made to the Edhi Foundation.
Proof of delivery in the form of a video can be provided upon request which will include the name(s) of the beneficiary/beneficiaries along with prayers.
How You Can Help?
Some of the animals bought during Eid will be helping to empower women. As we know, women build communities and have more influence on our country’s future by improving health and education in our children.
When you purchase your Qurbani animal from us, you are not only taking care of your religious obligation but you are also making a difference in heavily poverty-stricken areas of the Tharparkar district in the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
About Our Collection
The bulls weigh anywhere between 600 pounds to 1000 pounds & our goats weigh between 77 to 88 pounds.
FAQs
WHAT IS QURBANI?
Qurbani is an annual tradition for Muslims across the world and involves an animal sacrifice in recognition of the Prophet Ibrahim’s own willingness to sacrifice his son for the will of Allah (SWT). At the last moment, Allah (SWT) replaced Ibrahim’s son with a ram, saving his life and rewarding Ibrahim’s devotion. That is why Muslims pay Qurbani and in doing so, we also help impoverished families and communities receive their share.
WHO MUST PERFORM QURBANI?
Every Muslim must perform Qurbani. The only exceptions are as follows:
Those who do not possess 21 ounces of silver, or the wealth equivalent
Those not of sound mind
Those who have not yet reached and passed puberty
Those who are travelling and are more than the Shar’i distance from home (approximately 24-27 miles)
You are permitted to donate Qurbani on behalf of other people, including those who have passed away. However, you are not expected to provide Qurbani animals on behalf of your adult children who can pay their own share.
AT WHAT AGE IS QURBANI FARZ?
Whether Qurbani is compulsory differs between different schools of thought, however, for the greater good of those less fortunate, Qurbani should be considered Farz for anyone who has reached the age of puberty and who poses wealth above the threshold amount of 21 ounces of silver.
WHO CAN RECEIVE QURBANI MEAT?
Meat from Qurbani animals should be distributed equally in three parts. It should be given to the family, friends and the poor (both Muslim and non-Muslim alike). If you perform Qurbani with a partner/partners, the meat should be shared by weight, not by approximation. You cannot pay the butcher with the meat, fat and by-products of the slaughtered animal. The skin can be kept for personal use, but if it is sold, the amount must be given to the poor.
HOW MANY QURBANI PER FAMILY?
Every able Muslim should be able to give at least one Qurbani which is then divided into three shares, an example of one Qurbani is a small animal such as a sheep or goat. Larger animals such as camels, cows and buffalo can count for up to seven people’s Qurbani.
WHEN MUST QURBANI BE PERFORMED?
Eid ul-Adha, also known as the Greater Eid, Bakra Eid and Qurbani Eid changes in the Gregorian calendar each year. The time for Qurbani must be performed as close to the completion of Eid Salah as possible and not before, any sacrifice carried out before Eid Salah is considered Sadaqah. Qurbani animals should be purchased a few days or weeks before the sacrifice. They must be properly fed and well cared for in the intervening days.
WHEN MUST QURBANI ANIMALS BE PURCHASED?
Qurbani animals should be purchased a few days or weeks before the sacrifice. They must be properly fed and well cared for in the intervening days.
WHICH ANIMALS CAN BE SACRIFICED?
The animals which are eligible should meet minimum requirements, such as the age of the animal for Qurbani and their condition, including:
Sheep and goats at least one year in age (enough for one person’s Qurbani)
Cows or buffalo at least two years in age (enough for seven people’s Qurbani)
Camels of at least five years in age (enough for seven people’s Qurbani)
In addition, all animals must be healthy and free of disease, including the following conditions:
They must not be blind, one-eyed or have lost a third (or more) of their sight
They cannot be missing a third (or more) of their ear or tail, either through loss or since birth
Their horn(s) cannot be broken off from their root
They must not have a lame leg that is sufficiently weak that they are unable to walk on it
They cannot be excessively thin or lean
They must be able to walk themselves to the site of the slaughter
They cannot be toothless, or missing over half their teeth
There is no preference between male or female Qurbani animals. It is preferable that male Qurbani animals are castrated, but this is not compulsory
HOW SHOULD QURBANI ANIMALS BE SACRIFICED?
To fulfil the rules of the Qurbani festival, slaughterers and slaughter-houses should abide by the following regulations:
The animal should be slaughtered with a sharp knife to avoid causing undue suffering
The knife should not be sharpened in front of the animal
No animal should be slaughtered in the presence of another
It is best to slaughter the animal yourself, but if you do not know how, you should remain present whilst someone else sacrifices the creature. It is also necessary to say “Bismillahi Allahu Akbar” when slaughtering the animal. Slaughtered animals are not to be skinned until completely cold.
HOW THIS WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY?
Some of the animals bought during Eid will be helping to empower women via micro financing as Shah Nawaz Farm will share profit with the woman of the house as they are helping to raise certain animals.
Shah Nawaz Farm will be expanding this program with a goal to empower 100 house holds by year 2023.