A Palestinian child, dressed in new clothes, walks in the street in Gaza City, during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, was celebrated around the world on Saturday with due solemnity and religious fervour.
The devotees gathered at mosques or in vast open sites in the morning to celebrate the important festival of the Islamic calendar.
Commemorating the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) on Allah’s command, Muslims mark the holiday by slaughtering animals such as cows, sheep and goats.
The meat is shared among family and friends and also donated to the poor.
Palestinians women gather to pray in Gaza City, during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday on July 9, 2022 —AFP Photo
A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan Muslim devotees arrive to offer their Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the Eidgah in Kandahar on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan Muslim devotees offer their Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the Eidgah in Kandahar on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
Muslims pray during Eid-ul-Azha before Indonesia’s most active volcano, mount Merapi, in Yogyakarta on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
Muslims gather to pray in the courtyard of the Al-Nouri mosque in the old city of northern Iraqi city of Mosul, during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
Kyrgyz Muslims pray on the first day of the Eid-ul-Azha in central Bishkek on July 9, 2022 — AFP PhotoMuslims gather to pray at the Al-Burhaniya Mosque in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday on July 9, 2022 — AFP Photo
