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Eidul Azha: The Festival of Sacrifice

Dawn.com Published November 17, 2010
Residents observe Eidul Azha prayers in Lahore's famous Badshahi Mosque.?Reuters Photo
Residents observe Eidul Azha prayers in Lahore's famous Badshahi Mosque.?Reuters Photo
A Muslim woman holds a balloon as she attends prayer along a street to celebrate the festival of Eidul Azha in Jakarta. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, celebrates Eidul Azha by slaughtering goats and cows and distributing the meat to the poor.?Reuters Photo
A Muslim woman holds a balloon as she attends prayer along a street to celebrate the festival of Eidul Azha in Jakarta. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, celebrates Eidul Azha by slaughtering goats and cows and distributing the meat to the poor.?Reuters Photo
Muslims perform Eidul Azha prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi.?Reuters Photo
Muslims perform Eidul Azha prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi.?Reuters Photo
Nepalese Muslims embrace following congregational Eidul Azha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.?AFP Photo
Nepalese Muslims embrace following congregational Eidul Azha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.?AFP Photo
A Tunisian girl plays with a sheep, placing sunglasses on it, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha in Tunis.?AFP Photo
A Tunisian girl plays with a sheep, placing sunglasses on it, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha in Tunis.?AFP Photo
Iraqis enjoy a ride at Amusement City in Baghdad, Iraq.?AP Photo
Iraqis enjoy a ride at Amusement City in Baghdad, Iraq.?AP Photo
A boy kisses a sheep at a market on the outskirts of Algiers.?Reuters Photo
A boy kisses a sheep at a market on the outskirts of Algiers.?Reuters Photo
An Afghan balloon vendor waits for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan.?AFP Photo
An Afghan balloon vendor waits for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan.?AFP Photo
Belarusian Muslims prepare to slaughter a bull for sacrifice during the holiday of Kurban Bairam, or Eidul Azha, in the town of Ivye, 150 km (93 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus.?AP Photo
Belarusian Muslims prepare to slaughter a bull for sacrifice during the holiday of Kurban Bairam, or Eidul Azha, in the town of Ivye, 150 km (93 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus.?AP Photo
Muslim queue with their sheeps at the Moustafa Slimani butchery in Marseille on the first day of of Eidul Azha.?AFP Photo
Muslim queue with their sheeps at the Moustafa Slimani butchery in Marseille on the first day of of Eidul Azha.?AFP Photo
Muslims slaughter a bull after offering the Eidul Azha prayers in Karachi . The annual Islamic holiday, which falls from November 17 to 19 in Pakistan, is marked by the ritual sacrifice after morning prayers of sheep, goats, cows and other livestock.?AFP Photo
Muslims slaughter a bull after offering the Eidul Azha prayers in Karachi . The annual Islamic holiday, which falls from November 17 to 19 in Pakistan, is marked by the ritual sacrifice after morning prayers of sheep, goats, cows and other livestock.?AFP Photo
A Muslim slaughters a sheep on November 16, 2010 outside the town of Krasnooktyabrsky in Russia's North Caucasus region of Adygeya.?AFP Photo
A Muslim slaughters a sheep on November 16, 2010 outside the town of Krasnooktyabrsky in Russia's North Caucasus region of Adygeya.?AFP Photo
Young Indian Muslims exit a mosque following congregational Eidul Azha morning prayers in Bangalore.?AFP Photo
Young Indian Muslims exit a mosque following congregational Eidul Azha morning prayers in Bangalore.?AFP Photo
An elderly Yemeni man holds a radio listening to music while sitting in the old city in Sanaa, Yemen.?AP Photo
An elderly Yemeni man holds a radio listening to music while sitting in the old city in Sanaa, Yemen.?AP Photo
Two Yemeni sisters dressed as angels, hold hands while walking in an alley of the old city in Sanaa, Yemen.?AP Photo
Two Yemeni sisters dressed as angels, hold hands while walking in an alley of the old city in Sanaa, Yemen.?AP Photo

Muslims around the world celebrate Eidul Azha the Festival of Sacrifice, as they mark the end of the Hajj, by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command.

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Dr Altaf Hussain
Nov 20, 2010 04:02pm
Your photos of eid made me feel as if I am in my beloved country Pakistan. Living outside the country makes my belief more stronger that whatever all the drawbacks your homecountry is the best.We need to be positive, honest and down to earth and nobody on this earth can stop the progress of the country no matter how difficult it may be.
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