00:40Russia: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha as dawn breaks in Moscow
Thousands of Muslims gathered in the breaking dawn to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, at Moscow's Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Gora (Worshipper's Hill), Saturday.
During the festival, sheep and cows are slaughtered through the tradition of Dhabihah, which is the prescribed method of slaughter in Islamic law. This consists of using a sharp blade to swiftly cut the throat of the animal. Yet, this year, the sacrificial sheep will be slaughtered on farms and slaughter houses in different villages of the Moscow region, as Moscow has banned sheep slaughter inside the city.
Eid al-Adha is the feast of sacrifice, honouring the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his promised son Ismail as an act of submission to Allah's command. Before Ibrahim could do as been told, Allah intervened and provided him with a lamb to sacrifice instead.
00:40Thousands of Muslims gathered in the breaking dawn to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, at Moscow's Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Gora (Worshipper's Hill), Saturday.
During the festival, sheep and cows are slaughtered through the tradition of Dhabihah, which is the prescribed method of slaughter in Islamic law. This consists of using a sharp blade to swiftly cut the throat of the animal. Yet, this year, the sacrificial sheep will be slaughtered on farms and slaughter houses in different villages of the Moscow region, as Moscow has banned sheep slaughter inside the city.
Eid al-Adha is the feast of sacrifice, honouring the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his promised son Ismail as an act of submission to Allah's command. Before Ibrahim could do as been told, Allah intervened and provided him with a lamb to sacrifice instead.