Muslims worldwide commenced celebration of a somber `Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday, July 20, in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
`Eid serves as a time to celebrate and remember the many blessings of Allah (swt).
Here’s how some Muslims marked the occasion in happiness while being thankful to Allah
Muslims pose for photo at Sultanahmet Square after performing Eid al-Adha prayer at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer at Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq
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People during morning prayer during Eid al-Adha, or festival of sacrifice, in Southall Park, Uxbridge, UK
Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA
Bosnian Muslims share hugs after early morning prayer on Eid al-Adha, in front of Sarajevo’s central, Gazi-Husref Bey mosque
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Muslim worshippers sing songs during to the Eid al-Adha prayers on the first day of the feast, at Millennium Square in Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Children at morning prayer during Eid al-Adha in Southall Park, London, UK
Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA
Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer in the courtyard of a mosque in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Russian Muslims gather in Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha
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Afghans leave after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan
Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA
Kids play with balloons after Eid al-Adha prayer inside al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
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