Eid-Ul-Adha Excuse Letter

I was trying to write an excuse letter for my daughter. I browsed in the Internet and here is what I came up with :)

Dear Mrs. Murtha,

My name is Arkhadi Pustaka, father of Najwa Arifah who is in your 2nd grade class.

As Najwa’s parent, we would like to inform you that Najwa will be absent for school on Thursday, September 24, 2015, due to religious observance of Eid-ul-Adha.

Eid-ul-Adha is one of the two most important holidays observed by muslim community. This holiday falls on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar calendar month of Dhul-hijjah. It happens to fall on Thursday, September 24, this year. This holiday is also known as the “feast of the sacrifice” to commemorate the life of the great prophet Abraham (pbuh). Some of the muslim go for pilgrimage to Mecca on this religious holiday. For those who cannot go for pilgrimage, muslim families are required to attend morning mass congregation at the mosque. Thus, we would like to take Najwa to the mosque on that day.

However, we are fully aware that September is the Attendance Awareness Month. We are also aware that attendance is really important for Najwa to be successful in school. We will try our best to help Najwa to catch up with her schoolwork during her absent on that day.

If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [insert e-mail] or by phone at [insert-phone-number].

Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely yours,

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Arkhadi Pustaka