Eid al-Adha 2023: Muslims mark religious festival with prayer

now Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-hada which began with prayers at sunrise in Saudi Arabia an estimated 1.8 million Muslims are performing the Hajj the largest number since the pandemic or the Feast of the sacrifice is a major holiday in the Islamic calendar takes place on the third day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage and is there a correspondent shahab jasim joins us now live

from Mecca good to have you with us on this auspicious day so what's it been like for pilgrims and what rituals have been performed today it is a journey described by Muslims as the Journey of a lifetime some pilgrims arrived five or six weeks ago ago they in order to accommodate many have been to al-madina to visit the prophet Muhammad tomb those who opted for foreign

almost half a number of the total pilgrims who are in total reaching almost 2 million today is the most important day at this closing of the rights performed by the pilgrims it is a global congregations for Muslims as you know the rights are distributed across the pilgrimages with the exception of today and it is uh reminiscent of the Gathering made 1435 Years Ago by the prophet

Muhammad when he gathered 100 000 Believers and followers delivering the last sermons where he told them that he completed the faith yesterday was that congregation today is the day of her own sacrifice were pilgrims sacrifice a livestock a lamb or a camel or a cow then the following right will be trimming or shaving the head or trimming their hair then before that they will have to

Pelt The Columns representing the devil which symbolizes the man's Temptation resistance to Devil's Temptation it is called the rummy or throwing the stones they collected overnight these are part of the rights which in total constitute the pilgrimage the process is being facilitated by thousands of government employees including transportations ambulances and many of the volunteers as well represents very Sublime values mainly unity and equality among humans

forgiveness and as we may know today is a very high in temperature however pilgrims were not deterred it is a simple epitomization of sacrifice forgiveness and resistance uh to temptation in addition these values must be stressed and emphasized whereby pilgrims and other non-bilgram Muslims should reflect on and re-emphasize in order to change their lives to the better going back to the crowds almost 2 million pilgrims

about 63 from Asia and among the massive numbers are coming from Indonesia 21 000 Then followed by Pakistan 179 000 then India where we speak about 175 000 and 121 000 and then turkey 88. Asia represents half of the total pilgrims 14 from Africa and those from Europe are have declined over the years uh should I have Justin a correspondent there from my sister Channel Arabic

thank you for joining us