Alhamdulillah, Euro Quality Lambs (EQL) have completed Qurbani season 2026 involving sacred offering and performing Qurbani for our communities in the UK. We successfully performed Qurbani for our retail & trade customers and charity partners in accordance with nationally agreed and endorsed Qurbani Protocol.

This year’s Qurbani season saw continued interest and engagement from retail customers despite higher pricing than previous years. Availability of eligible Qurbani animals posed very little challenge as we offered old season lamb and sheep for Qurbani this year.

This year we introduced a new Qurbani offering in Ghana through our charity partner Dr Awal Fuseini who is UK based nationally and internationally renowned animal welfare scientist and halal expert. His team on the ground in Ghana ensured compliant Qurbani slaughter, cutting and distribution of Qurbani meat to the needy people in Ghana in efficient and timely manner.

We spent a significant amount of time in cutting and distribution of Qurbani meat for our charity partners and for our own network of beneficiaries. Our Qurbani operations lasted for almost two and a half weeks after the first 3 days of Eid -ul- Adha. This requires maturation of Qurbani carcasses which results in the dual benefit of increased flavour and enhanced tenderness. We are passionate about offering the meat in the best way possible (as we would offer to an esteemed guest), hence the time devoted for a worthy cause!

Overall 532kg of charity meat was generated this year (significantly higher than last year’s amount of 363kg) for which we and the recipients are grateful to the generosity of our customers.

Animal Co-Product Proceeds

Alhumdulillah we collected £1,156 of animal co-product proceeds from those that entrusted us with this Amanah. We are in continued partnership with Islamic Relief in ensuring that the money generated is allocated to the poor and needy as defined by the first two categories of Zakah recipients. This amount will be donated to Islamic Relief in July 2026.

The co-product value of the Qurbani animal must go to the charity. Historically this included skins but unbelievably it now COSTS abattoirs money to dispose of skins. Parts of the animal that continue to be sold (what we call co-products) include casing (from the small intestine, after cleaning to make sausages) and tripe (from the stomach).

Heads and feet have negligible value as they need further processing (for washing, dehairing and singing) before they can be used for human consumption.

We aim to spread awareness about co-product donations through our Qurbani FAQs (Q21) so that more butchers and abattoirs are asked about how these proceeds are communicated, collected and distributed so that ultimately more beneficiaries receive financial support from the blessings of each Qurbani performed. Our estimation is that, across the UK, approximately £150k+ of co-product donations is UNACCOUNTED FOR! That is a lot of money that could have been used to support those in need. The Halal Food Information Centre (HFIC) launched a consumer awareness campaign for Qurbani 2026 that also encompassed this topic among others. Please spread awareness about this important topic! For further reading on Qurbani, please visit their resources page

Gift Aid

Your gift-aid makes a huge difference and helps our charity pay for distribution costs and couriering meat for those who could not arrange transport to our site. Some of it is also allocated to develop Qurbani standards for UK abattoirs & butchers, as well as the work we do to support charities offering international Qurbani.

If you are a UK tax-payer we always recommend you tick the gift-aid box. It will make no difference to you (and can even reduce your tax if you are a higher-rate tax payer), however it makes a signficant difference to how we support beneficiaries.

Meat Donations

Alhumduillah 532 KG of charity meat was donated this year. However the need was greater and we could not meet all the charity meat requests received this year due to lack of meat donated. Here’s a roundup of how we distributed your kind Qurbani donations in 2026.

The donated meat was cut, packed and distributed to the following causes and places:

Local refugees and needy families

Through our masjid, Craven Arms Islamic Centre (CAIC), and connections with the South Shropshire Interfaith Forum, we have
identified a number of Syrian and Afghan refugee families who are settled in surrounding areas. Our Imam Sohayb Peerbhai and colleague Ibrar delivered 150 Kgs of meat to 15 Afghan and Syrian families in Newtown. One individual also received 7kg of meat from our masjid.

Approx 7kg was donated to Craven Arms Islamic Centre.

Local Food Banks

93kg of Mutton joints were donated to food banks in Shrewsbury and Ludlow. They were so grateful to receive high quality meat!

Shrewsbury Food Hub	62.3 KG
Ludlow Helping Hands	30.5 KG

Nationwide Qurbani meat deliveries

Upon request of one of our charity Partners EMBRACE, we sent out 226kg of donated Qurbani meat to over 40 families across the country in 2.5kg and 5kg packs.

Refugees & Asylum Seekers in Scotland and Manchester

Through our network of local volunteers and CAIC, we have some pre-determined numbers of individuals and families in Scotland and Manchester in need of support – some of whom used to live locally but have since moved away. We distributed 20kg of Qurbani lamb meat to the families in Manchester and 30kg to the families in Scotland.

How do we manage charity meat requests?

How do we plan our charity distribution for a given Qurbani season? We hear you asking the question. The charity meat donated to us is an Amaanah, and we are bound to distribute it with transparency and due diligence whilst protecting the integrity of the recipients.

We invite charity meat requests through our online form (click on image). This form is updated annually and it provides greater insight about potential recipients to assess their request and to allocate the right quantity for households or community centres as the case may be. We hope to further improve and refine this form going forward. All suggestions are welcome! Click to access the form.

The charity meat donations allows us to bring joy to many families, allowing them to enjoy the barakah of Qurbani meat and know that people are out there that are thinking of them. We hope this generosity continues. Please make niyah (good intention) inshaAllah and help us to help people in two ways.

Perform at least one Qurbani from your family in the UK fully for charity. Alternatively donate a third of your Qurbani (Sunnah – recommended way) by selecting the option available on our Qurbani order form. Encouraging others to do the same will increase the charity meat allocation insha’Allah. As mentioned above, we now offer Qurbani in Ghana adding to your choice of performing Qurbani where people are more needy and deprived of nutritious food options.

Forward this blog to food charities and organisations that you think would benefit from receiving Qurbani meat for charitable causes through their volunteers or foodbanks. With your help and contribution we can all play our part to bring some joy to those in need!

Qurbani 2026

Qurbani is a great act of ibadah that carries immense reward if performed in the prescribed manner with true intention and belief. There is nothing more beloved to Allah swt during the (three) days of Tashreek than Qurbani. May Allah swt accept our Qurbani, ibadah and prayers. Ameen.

EQL thanks all its customers, donors, colleagues, drivers and partners for making the Qurbani 2025 charitable distribution successful. We shall continue to pursue ihsan (excellence) in how we conduct Qurbani and to provide you with the best satisfaction, experience and value.

We look forward to welcoming you again next year insha’Allah 🙂