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29 March 2024

Eid Al Adha: Across the world

An Indonesian Muslim girl (R) living in Malaysia adjusts her friend's scarf before Eid al-Adha prayers in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2013. Eid al-Adha is celebrated throughout the Muslim world in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God with cows and goats traditionally slaughtered on this holy day. (AFP)

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Muslims attend an Eid Al Adha mass prayer in Moscow, October 15, 2013.  Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al Adha to mark the end of the Hajj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (REUTERS)

Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Moscow, October 15, 2013.  Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (REUTERS)

Indonesian Muslims pray at a field during Eid al-Adha celebrations, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia. Eid al-Adha, the celebration of sacrifice, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar, marking the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. (AP) 

 

Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Benghazi October 15, 2013. Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage, by slaughtering goats, sheep, cows and camels in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. (REUTERS) 

Sunni worshippers attend prayers at a Sunni mosque on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, October 15, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.  (REUTERS) 

Filipino Muslims greet each other after offering early morning prayers in observance of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice" at the Blue Mosque in Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Traditionally Muslims all over the world mark Eid al-Adha  with prayers and the slaughter of goats, cows and other farm animals with some distributing the meat to the poor. (AP) 

Muslims perform a morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Traditionally Muslims all over the world slaughter cattle and goats, with some distributing the meat to the needy, during the holiday which honors the prophet Abraham for preparing to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who was testing his faith. (AP) 

Muslim women perform a morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Traditionally Muslims all over the world slaughter cattle and goats, with some distributing the meat to the needy, during the holiday which honors the prophet Abraham for preparing to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who was testing his faith. (AP) 

Muslims pray outside a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP) 

Imam delivers sermon during Eid al-Adha prayers to mark end of the holy month of Hajji in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Traditionally Muslims all over the world slaughter cattle and goats and distribute the meat to the needy during the Eid al-Adha festival which honors the prophet Abraham for preparing to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who was testing his faith. (AP) 

Imam delivers sermon during Eid al-Adha prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Hajji in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.  Traditionally Muslims all over the world slaughter cattle and goats and distribute the meat to the needy, during the Eid al-Adha festival which honors the prophet Abraham for preparing to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who was testing his faith. (AP) 

Muslim worshippers offer Eid al-Adha grand prayer in western Sydney on October 15, 2013. Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God, and cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day. (AFP) 

Afghan Muslim devotees pray to celebrate Eid al-Adha at the Shah-e Do Shamshira mosque in Kabul on October 15, 2013. (AFP) 

Kyrgyz muslims pray on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the village of Kok-Zhar, on the outskirts of Bishkek, on October 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide commemorate the Feast of the Sacrifice, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (AFP) 

Kyrgyz muslims pray on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the village of Kok-Zhar, on the outskirts of Bishkek, on October 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide commemorate the Feast of the Sacrifice, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (AFP) 

Members of a Kyrgyz family pray around a festive meal on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the village of Kok-Zhar, on the outskirts of Bishkek, on October 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide commemorate the Feast of the Sacrifice, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (AFP)