Muslims around the world mark Eid ul Adha with religious fervor
By News DeskJune 18, 2024 · 2:29 pm PKT · 2 min read
Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid ul Adha, a three- to four-day event celebrated at the end of the Hajj period, in which people from all walks of life hold large gatherings and offer meat to the needy by sacrificing a goat. , cow, sheep or camel in the name of God.
Also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid ul Adha commemorates the readiness of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (AS) in obedience to Al-Mighty.
Muslim men tie up a sacrificial animal before slaughtering it, during a ritual celebration of Eid al-Adha, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 17, 2024. — Reuters
Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Quetta on June 17, 2024. — AFP
People enjoy rides at an amusement park in Idlib on June 16, 2024, during the Eid-al-Adha festival, which marks the end of the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. — AFP
Muslim worshipers prepare to slaughter an animal during Eid al-Adha or the ‘Festival of the Sacrifice,’ in Lahore on June 17, 2024. — AFP
People visit the graves of loved ones at the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, on June 17, 2024, the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice. — AFP
Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque inside the Taj Mahal in Agra on June 17, 2024. — AFP
Workers prepare meat in a bloodbath before it is distributed to the poor to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha in Surabaya on June 17, 2024. — AFP/File
A man feeds a cow before its slaughter, where a portion of its meat will be distributed to the needy, during the Eid al-Adha festival in Kuala Lumpur on June 17, 2024. — AFP
An aerial view shows Indonesian Muslims performing Eid al-Adha prayers along a street in Jakarta on June 17, 2024. — AFP
Musicians perform during celebrations marking the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday at the Qatar Cultural Village in the Qatari capital Doha on June 16, 2024. — AFP
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