LONDON – Sharing the holiday’s festivities with their fans, Muslim athletes worldwide have wished their followers on social media ‘`Eid Mubarak’.
Arsenal playmaker Mesut Özil used his Twitter account to mark the holy festival.
Eid Mubarak to all of you celebrating today. ?? #EidAlAdha #M1Ö pic.twitter.com/7JnMlqOwld
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) August 21, 2018
Manchester United’s star Paul Pogba and Bayern Munich wing Franck Ribery also shared their `Eid wishes.
Eid Mubarak ??? #eid #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/EsUouPDwOz
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 21, 2018
Bonne Fête de l’Aϊd à vous et votre familles! ??? // Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Eid! // Senin ve tüm sevdiklerinin kurban Bayramı mübarek olsun! // كل سنة و انتم و احبابكم طيبين .. عيد سعيد #ElHamdoulillah ?❤ pic.twitter.com/7NAf5TJ3so
— Franck Ribéry (@FranckRibery) August 21, 2018
Shkodran Mustafi and Ilkay Gundogan were also in cheerful spirits, wishing their fans a blessed `Eid.
??? Wishing all my Muslim brothers and sisters a happy Eid Al-Adha. ?? #EidMubarak #SM20 pic.twitter.com/lMpYcwsviO
— Shkodran Mustafi (@MustafiOfficial) August 21, 2018
Wishing everyone a blessed Eid Mubarak! Bayramınız mübarek olsun! #EidMubarak #EidAlAdha pic.twitter.com/qlRNMNxe4a
— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) August 21, 2018
Many clubs have also shared good wishes, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal sending messages to their Muslim supporters.
To everyone celebrating #EidAlAdha, @ElNennY has a message for you ? pic.twitter.com/l9DiXHogSQ
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 21, 2018
#EidMubarak to all our followers celebrating! May every year find you in good health. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/qFbCOPqEfd
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 21, 2018
All of us here at Arsenal wish #EidMubarak to everyone celebrating #EidAlAdha ? pic.twitter.com/8d0xMdqrQD
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 21, 2018
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating! ? pic.twitter.com/TV0I0FfQwX
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 21, 2018
`Eid Al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, marks the end of the Hajj season and is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations, together with `Eid Al-Fitr.
A financially-able Muslim sacrifices a single sheep or goat or shares with six others in sacrificing a camel or cow as an act of worship during the four-day `Eid Al-Adha celebrations.