Muslims Worldwide Commemorate Eid Ul Adha

A section of Muslim faithful thronged worship centres to mark Eid-ul-Adha. In Mombasa, thousands of Muslim faithful held prayers at various open fields. Similar prayers were held at other centres across the country. Idd ul-Adha or the feast of sacrifice is one of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar and it Marks Abraham's acceptance to sacrifice his own son as an act of obedience to God, and at the last moment God Intervened and gave Abraham a Ram to sacrifice instead. Muslims all over the world, who can afford it, sacrifice a sheep or a goat as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah. The meat is then shared out among family, friends and the poor, who each get a third share.

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