Eid ul-Adha 2016 Images: In most of the parts of the world, the Eid al-Adha is marked on Monday while in other regions like India it falls on Tuesday. This is one of the most popular festivals as per the Islamic calendar.
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This day is celebrated as Eid when Ibrahim showed his willingness to sacrifice his son for God. From then onwards, Muslims the holiday includes slaughtering of animals like sheep. The meat of the same is consumed by the family members, relatives, friends, and the needy poor people.
The completion of the annual ritual of Hajj in Saudi Arabia is nothing but Eid. The major Muslim countries applied some special security measures for peace and happiness in the nation.
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The “Festival of Sacrifice” is celebrated by approx. 1.6 billion Muslims across the globe to get blessings of God for their family and relatives. This Monday, nearly 1.6 billion Muslims across the world celebrated “the festival of sacrifice.”
The date of this festival is depicted on the basis of the sighting of the moon and as per the same it falls on both 12 and 13 of September depending upon the location of worshippers. The Western Hemisphere of the globe celebrated it on Monday while in the regions of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and some Asian nations, Tuesday is the day of Eid al-Adha.
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