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World´s Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Editor´s Note:

Eid al-Adha, or the Corban Festival, is one of their major Islamic festivals. It falls on the December 10th on the Islamic calendar. Muslims all over the world are celebrating the festival of sacrifice, one of the most important holidays in Islam. Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, by Muslims worldwide.

Worldwide Celebrations More

【In China】

In Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, cookies and snacks are baked in every family one day in advance to serve guests. Men get up early in the morning to prepare themselves before going to a mosque to pray.

【In Pakistan】

In these times of uncertainty and insecurity, when the country is going through an air of natural catastrophes and terrorism, the people of Pakistan have found an opportunity in this day of Eid to unite and move forward towards a brighter and prosperous future.

【In Turkey】

At the Kocatepe Mosque, the biggest mosque in Turkish capital Ankara, thousands of people knelt down towards the direction of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, praying and listening to the peace messages delivered by the imam.

【In India】

thousands of Muslims across India gathered to offer morning prayers for Eid al-Adha. Sajitha Betti, a Malyalam film actress, also offered prayers.

How people celebrate the festival?

--People enjoy this opportunity to prepare delicious meals full of ethnic features and local flavors to greet the arrival of the festival. And in the meantime, it is a time they spend with families and friends, and praying for being able to afford food and housing.

--Besides, some of the Muslim families also hold a ritual at home - according to their tradition - to pay tribute to ancestors, mourn the deceased and pray for a happy future...

About Eid al-Adha

Origins: Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. Upon observing Abraham´s act of devotion, God instead provided him with a ram to sacrifice...

Meaning: The festival brings a message of peace, sacrifice, and devotion in the name of God. It is in the Islamic tradition to sacrifice animals to please Allah and get his blessings...

Difference between Eid-ul-Adha and Corban: For Corban, it comes from Persian Language Eid al-Adha is an Arabic word, with the meaning of the feast of sacrifice. So both the two names carry a meaning of pursuing for the infinite good...

About Asia Muslims

Islam began in Asia in the 7th Century, during the life of its Prophet Mohammed. The greatest number of adherents to the faith have lived on the continent since the dawn of Islamic history...
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