From Indonesia to Mecca, Muslims across world celebrate Eid al-Adha with religious fervour
Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid, also known as the festival of sacrifice, is one of the most significant festivals in the Islamic calendar.
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Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid, also known as the festival of sacrifice, is one of the most significant festivals in the Islamic calendar. On this day, Muslims sacrifice a male sheep or goat to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son in the obedience of God’s command. AP
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Celebrations for Eid went on all over the world. In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian president Bashar Assad, third from right, prayed on the first day of the Eid al-Adha, at Afram Mosque in Damascus, Syria. AP
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Afghan honor guards offered prayers at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani was urging the nation to determine its fate without foreign interference as the United States and the Taliban appear to near a peace deal without the Afghan government. AP
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Muslim women performed morning prayers at a soccer field in South Tangerang in Indonesia — the world’s most populous Muslim country. AP
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Palestinians also celebrated the Islamic holiday in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem. AP
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Muslim pilgrims casted stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, and the first day of Eid al-Adha, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The pilgrimage to Mecca is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. AP
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