Muslims around the world celebrate first day of Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Worshipers greet each other after attending prayers on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
Al Arabiya
Muslim worshipers around the world are gathering at mosques for dawn prayers to mark the beginning of the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Friday.
Eid al-Adha - the Feast of Sacrifice - marks the end of hajj, an annual pilgrimage undertaken by some 1.5 million Muslims this year in Saudi Arabia.
The holiday commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to obey God’s command to sacrifice his son Ismael.
Muslims believe that the very moment Ibrahim raised the knife, God told him to stop, that he had passed the test, and to replace Ismael with a sacrificial ram.
Muslims worldwide traditionally slaughter sheep or cattle in commemoration. The meat is distributed among the family and neighbors as well as the poor and needy.
But before the slaughter, men, women and children alike flock to mosques around the country to take part in the prayers.
Across the Muslim world, families were in a festive mood as they took to the markets and malls on Monday night, preparing to mark the occasion.
In Saudi Arabia, throngs of Muslim pilgrims converged Monday on Muzdalifah to prepare for Eid al-Adha feast after a day of prayer on Mount Arafat.
The faithful will spend the night in Muzdalifah to collect stones which they will use a symbolic ritual of stoning the devil in nearby Mina on Tuesday, the first day of the feast of sacrifice.
Earlier in the day men, women and children from across the Muslim world flooded the roads to Arafat chanting "Labaik Allahum Labaik" (I am responding to your call, God), as they observed the peak of the hajj.
EGYPT: A man walks walks past sheep, ahead of Eid al-Adha, at a market in Cairo October 14, 2013. (Reuters)
ALGERIA: Muslims worldwide traditionally slaughter a sheep on Eid al-Adha. (Al Arabiya)
LIBYA: Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Benghazi October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
PALESTINE: Palestinians shop at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City October 14, 2013. (Reuters)
AUSTRALIA: Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha grand prayer in western Sydney on October 15, 2013. (AFP)
THAILAND: Food is distributed to people who have gathered for morning prayer on Eid al-Adha in the southern Yala province October 15, 2013.
SINGAPORE: A Muslim prays at a mosque during Eid al Adha in Singapore October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
BANGLADESH: Commuters board a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 15, 2013. (AFP)
JORDAN: Syrian refugees shout slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after performing prayers for Eid al-Adha in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan men pray during Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
IRAQ: Sunni worshippers greet each other after attending prayers at a Sunni mosque on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
KAZAKHSTAN: Muslims pray during Kurban-Ait, also known as Eid al-Adha in Arabic, in a mosque in Almaty October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
RUSSIA: Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Moscow, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Worshipers greet each other after attending prayers on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
Al Arabiya
Muslim worshipers around the world are gathering at mosques for dawn prayers to mark the beginning of the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Friday.
Eid al-Adha - the Feast of Sacrifice - marks the end of hajj, an annual pilgrimage undertaken by some 1.5 million Muslims this year in Saudi Arabia.
The holiday commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to obey God’s command to sacrifice his son Ismael.
Muslims believe that the very moment Ibrahim raised the knife, God told him to stop, that he had passed the test, and to replace Ismael with a sacrificial ram.
Muslims worldwide traditionally slaughter sheep or cattle in commemoration. The meat is distributed among the family and neighbors as well as the poor and needy.
But before the slaughter, men, women and children alike flock to mosques around the country to take part in the prayers.
Across the Muslim world, families were in a festive mood as they took to the markets and malls on Monday night, preparing to mark the occasion.
In Saudi Arabia, throngs of Muslim pilgrims converged Monday on Muzdalifah to prepare for Eid al-Adha feast after a day of prayer on Mount Arafat.
The faithful will spend the night in Muzdalifah to collect stones which they will use a symbolic ritual of stoning the devil in nearby Mina on Tuesday, the first day of the feast of sacrifice.
Earlier in the day men, women and children from across the Muslim world flooded the roads to Arafat chanting "Labaik Allahum Labaik" (I am responding to your call, God), as they observed the peak of the hajj.
EGYPT: A man walks walks past sheep, ahead of Eid al-Adha, at a market in Cairo October 14, 2013. (Reuters)
ALGERIA: Muslims worldwide traditionally slaughter a sheep on Eid al-Adha. (Al Arabiya)
LIBYA: Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Benghazi October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
PALESTINE: Palestinians shop at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City October 14, 2013. (Reuters)
AUSTRALIA: Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha grand prayer in western Sydney on October 15, 2013. (AFP)
THAILAND: Food is distributed to people who have gathered for morning prayer on Eid al-Adha in the southern Yala province October 15, 2013.
SINGAPORE: A Muslim prays at a mosque during Eid al Adha in Singapore October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
BANGLADESH: Commuters board a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 15, 2013. (AFP)
JORDAN: Syrian refugees shout slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after performing prayers for Eid al-Adha in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan men pray during Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
IRAQ: Sunni worshippers greet each other after attending prayers at a Sunni mosque on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
KAZAKHSTAN: Muslims pray during Kurban-Ait, also known as Eid al-Adha in Arabic, in a mosque in Almaty October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
RUSSIA: Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Moscow, October 15, 2013. (Reuters)
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