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Eid al-Adha 2014 celebrations
Muslims around the world celebrated one of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar Eid al-Adha, which commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim — or Abraham as he is known in the Bible — to sacrifice his son in accordance with God’s will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to sacrifice instead.
Egyptian Muslims pray on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God, on 4 October 2014 in the Baragil village in the province of Giza. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Muslim men and women perform Special Prayers marking the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and welcoming the Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, at the Shrine of Abdul Latif Mohammadshah (in front) and the Shrine of Hazrat Burhanuddin Kutbe Alam (Behind) in Vatwa area of Ahmedabad on October 5, 2014. Indian Muslims will celebrate Eid-al-Adha across India, tomorrow. (AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian children sit looking as people shop for cattle in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man walks with a sheep at a livestock market in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God. (AFP/Getty Images)
Scouts take part in a street festival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God. (AFP/Getty Images)
