A prized goat has been put up for sale in India with a whopping
£128,000 price tag. Islam Bhati, 37, from Rajasthan in India, is trying
to sell his finest goat for 11 million rupees to a Muslim family
celebrating the Eid al-Adha festival.
The two-year-old animal is organic and has the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic
emblazoned on one side of his fur. He also has a crescent and star on
the other side.
Mr Bhati said: ‘It’s a miracle animal and I feel blessed to own him.
We have looked after this goat like our child and he’s the best goat
around. We can easily charge 11 million for such a divine animal, it’s
pretty reasonable.’
Mr Bhati, who run’s the family’s marble business, bought the goat from a nearby farm two years’ ago.
He said: ‘I noticed the inscriptions soon after I bought him. I knew
it was sacred. Since we took him into our home we have cared for him and
fed him pulses, fresh tree leaves and dry fruit. His meat will be very
good.’
Mr Bhati has been offered huge sums for the goat since he posted an
advert on the Internet last week. However, no one has stepped forward
and paid the asking price yet.
Mr Bhati said: ‘The most I’ve been offered so far is 2.5 million
rupees (£30,000) but I refused. If anything this goat is a priceless
animal. I will only sell it for the asking price. And when I sell it,
I’ll give 50 per cent of the money to a local orphanage. We’ll miss him
when he’s gone but there cannot be a better occasion to sell him.’
Muslims sacrifice a goat or a sheep on the eve of Eid-al-Adha to
commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on
God’s command.
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