Iranian worshippers in various cities such as Chaharmahal-and-Bakhtiari Province, Ilam, Kish, Qeshm, Boroujerd, Ardebil, and cities of Hormozgan Province performed Eid al-Adha prayers.
Eid al-Adha also called the 'Festival of Sacrifice', is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al-Fitr).
Eid al-Adha is celebrated worldwide by the Muslim community to commemorate the total submission of Prophet Ibrahim to God's will for sacrificing his son, Ismail.
The festival is marked by collective prayers and the donation of meat, particularly to needy people.
Eid al-Adha is one of the two great events of Muslims all around the world in which they ritually sacrifice lambs, resembling the Quranic narrative according to which God provided a lamb for Abraham to sacrifice instead of his son Ishmael when he proved that he won’t disobey God’s command to sacrifice his son.
The Quranic narrative portrays Abraham’s high level of belief in God and his surrender to God’s will which is a great lesson for the believers.
Eid al-Adha is the final rite among Hajj rituals in which Hajis (pilgrims) sacrifice lambs, camels or cows. During the Hajj season Muslims from around the world gather in the sacred land in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, which is the birthplace of Islam, to practice Hajj rituals.
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