Muslims around the world are celebrating the Great Prayer After the Eid prayer on Wednesday, Muslims who have been blessed by God sacrifice ...

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Great Prayer

After the Eid prayer on Wednesday, Muslims who have been blessed by God sacrifice animals to God S.W.A. in the largest prayer of the week.

The main prayer is observed for about 4 days and is observed consistently across nations to commemorate the Prophet Ibrahim's choice to sacrifice his son Ismail to God, which led to God giving him a lamb in its place. This decision is described in Suratul As-Saffat, the 37th chapter of the Holy Qur'an.

After the Eid prayer, which is the last prayer before Azahar, Muslims slaughter animals on this day and give them to loved ones, friends, and those in need.

Regarding the animals that Islamic law permits butchering for this crucial sacrifice, there are some severe requirements that must be followed.

This Eid al-Adha day is significant because it celebrates the culmination of the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.

  Only Muslim men and women who are in good health and those whom God has permitted to pay for themselves are required to perform the Hajj, which is performed in Saudi Arabia from Makkah to Madinah.

Muslims typically attend the Eid prayer in their local major mosques on this day.