Millions Celebrate Eid Al-Adha Around the World

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslims around the world celebrate the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’, a festival that marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Children join their parents at Eid al-Adha prayers at an open area in Gaza City

 

Millions of Muslims across the globe are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar.

Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice”, the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Eid al-Adha commemorates the Quranic tale of Prophet Abrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.

Muslims arrive to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Zagreb Mosque in Croatia.

The belief holds that God stayed his hand, sparing the boy and placing a ram in his place.

A girl holds a balloon as Indonesian Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers on a football field in Depok, West Java, Indonesia.

 

The day is marked with the sacrifice of an animal, usually a goat, sheep, or cow, and the distribution of the meat among neighbors, family members, and the poor.

Muslims arrive at the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque to perform Eid al-Adha prayers in Beirut, Lebanon.