Muslims across the globe are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of many largest holidays within the Islamic calendar that commemorates sacrifice and submission to God.
The competition, operating from June 6-9, honours the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to obey God’s command that he sacrifice his solely son Ismail, ignoring the satan’s makes an attempt to dissuade him from the act.
The satan appeared earlier than Ibrahim thrice, however the prophet responded by throwing stones, driving him away. As he was about to kill his son, God stayed his hand and spared his son, giving him a lamb to sacrifice as a substitute.
The “Feast of Sacrifice” is historically marked by the slaughter of an animal, usually a goat, sheep, cow, bull or camel, with the meat shared amongst neighbours, relations and the poor.
The beginning of the occasion coincides with the ultimate rites of the annual Hajj, the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the holy metropolis of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, noticed by grownup Muslims.
In remembrance of Ibrahim’s resistance to Devil, pilgrims at Hajj take part in a symbolic “stoning of the satan” on the Jamarat complicated in Mina, close to Mecca.
The stoning ritual takes place on the three spots the place it’s mentioned the satan tried to dissuade Ibrahim from obeying God, represented by three concrete partitions.
Pilgrims collected their pebbles in a single day on Thursday from Muzdalifah, an space situated a number of kilometres away from Arafat, a hill exterior town of Mecca with nice religious significance.
On Friday, an estimated 1.6 million-plus pilgrims stoned the satan, throwing their pebbles on the concrete partitions in Mina.
For some, the ritual marks a solemn second – a whole submission to God. For others, it represents a victory over evil.