Advertisement

In pics: Eid Mubarak! This is how Muslims all over celebrated Eid al-Adha

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha, known as Bakri Eid festival on Friday, held during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The final days of Hajj coincide with the Eid al-Adha holiday, or "Feast of Sacrifice," to commemorate Ibrahim's test of faith. For the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor.

| Sep 01, 2017, 07:29 PM IST

1.Eat, pray, love!

Eat, pray, love!
1

Muslim worshippers, some carrying umbrellas to protect them from the scorching sun, gather for prayer at Namirah mosque near Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy), where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon. (Photo: PTI)

Advertisement

2.Fireworks in Dubai

Fireworks in Dubai
2

People watch fireworks in Dubai on the eve of the Muslim holiday. (Photo​: AFP)

3.Shopping time!

Shopping time!
3

Palestinian girls shop for toys in the West Bank city of Hebron on the eve of Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abrahams readiness to sacrifice his son to God. (Photo: AFP)

4.Feast of Sacrifice!

Feast of Sacrifice!
4

A Moroccan man carries a sheep he bought at a souk near the city of Sale for the "Feast of Sacrifice". (Photo: AFP)

5.He got the goat!

He got the goat!
5

A boy petting a goat at a livestock market in the Libyan capital Tripoli, waiting to be sold on the eve of Eid al-Adha, the "Feast of Sacrifice". (Photo: AFP)

6.Sheep up!

Sheep up!
6

A Palestinian boy shops for accessories in the West Bank city of Hebron. (Photo: AFP)

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement