• Rohingya Muslims pray on a street during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
    Rohingya Muslims pray on a street during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
  • Rohingya Muslims pray on a street during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
    Rohingya Muslims pray on a street during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
  • Filipinos pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
    Filipinos pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
  • A Filipino mother carries a baby as she attends an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
    A Filipino mother carries a baby as she attends an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
  • Filipinos pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
    Filipinos pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines. EPA
  • Indonesians pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Medan, Indonesia. EPA
    Indonesians pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Medan, Indonesia. EPA
  • Indonesians attend a morning prayer celebrating the Eid Al Adha festival at the Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh. EPA
    Indonesians attend a morning prayer celebrating the Eid Al Adha festival at the Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh. EPA
  • A Muslim girl walks as she attends Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    A Muslim girl walks as she attends Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Indonesian Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Indonesian Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • An Indonesian man takes pictures as he attends Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    An Indonesian man takes pictures as he attends Eid Al Adha prayers on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
    Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
  • A Chinese flag is seen as Muslims celebrate Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
    A Chinese flag is seen as Muslims celebrate Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
  • Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
    Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Shanghai, China. Reuters
  • Muslims listen to a sermon during a gathering for congregational Eid Al Adha prayers at a park in Sydney. Reuters
    Muslims listen to a sermon during a gathering for congregational Eid Al Adha prayers at a park in Sydney. Reuters
  • Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Early morning Eid prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Early morning Eid prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Early morning Eid prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Early morning Eid prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Muslim pilgrims walk after they cast stones at a pillar symbolising the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
    Muslim pilgrims walk after they cast stones at a pillar symbolising the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
  • A Thai Muslim man prays before the tomb of his relatives at a cemetery during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    A Thai Muslim man prays before the tomb of his relatives at a cemetery during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • An elder Thai Muslim man hands cash gifts to children during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    An elder Thai Muslim man hands cash gifts to children during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Thai Muslims pray before the tomb of their relatives at a cemetery during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    Thai Muslims pray before the tomb of their relatives at a cemetery during the Eid Al Adha festival in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Muslims women wait to perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Muslims women wait to perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayer, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Palestinian Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third most holy site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP
    Palestinian Muslims perform the Eid Al Adha morning prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third most holy site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP
  • A clown entertains Palestinians on the first day of Eid Al Adha near the Dome of Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third most holy site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP
    A clown entertains Palestinians on the first day of Eid Al Adha near the Dome of Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third most holy site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP
  • Iraqi Sunni Muslims pray during the festival of Eid Al Adha at Um Al-Tabool mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    Iraqi Sunni Muslims pray during the festival of Eid Al Adha at Um Al-Tabool mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • Iraqis gather around the graves of relatives on the first day of the Eid Al Adha holiday in the capital Baghdad. AFP
    Iraqis gather around the graves of relatives on the first day of the Eid Al Adha holiday in the capital Baghdad. AFP
  • Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in front of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in front of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in front of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in front of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Egyptian Muslims perform Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Egyptian Muslims perform Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Egyptian Muslims perform Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Egyptian Muslims perform Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Yemeni Muslims pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni Muslims pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Yemeni Muslims pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni Muslims pray during an Eid Al Adha prayer service in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Afghans offer congregational prayers during the holy festival of Eid Al Adha, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
    Afghans offer congregational prayers during the holy festival of Eid Al Adha, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
  • Afghans offer congregational prayers during the holy festival of Eid Al Adha, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
    Afghans offer congregational prayers during the holy festival of Eid Al Adha, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
  • A Bosnian Muslim Imam leads a prayer during the Muslim festival Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Kraljeva Sutjeska near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters
    A Bosnian Muslim Imam leads a prayer during the Muslim festival Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Kraljeva Sutjeska near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters
  • Bosnian Muslims attend a prayer during the Muslim festival Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Kraljeva Sutjeska near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters
    Bosnian Muslims attend a prayer during the Muslim festival Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Kraljeva Sutjeska near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters

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Eid Al Adha prayers around the world - in pictures

The occasion marks Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to God. God intervened and sent a sheep to take Ismail’s place

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August 11, 2019

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