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Muslims around the world perform Eid prayer

Muslims around the world perform Eid prayer

Mulsims perform Eid Al-Adha prayer outside Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia. (AFP)

Afghan refugees offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Kazana Refugees camp on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. (AFP)

Palestinians perform Eid Al-Adha on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. (AFP)

Eid prayer at the University football stadium in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (AFP)

Muslim men offer Eid al-Adha prayers outside the Mosque, in Nairobi, Kenya. (AFP)

Muslim worshippers pray inside a mosque in Ghent, Netherlands. (AFP)

Inside Manchester Central Mosque, in Manchester, northern England. (AFP)

The Great Mosque of Central Java in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia. (AFP)

Updated 31 July 2020 13:16

July 31, 2020 12:45

Muslims around the world perform Eid Al-Adha prayers amid varying stages of coronavirus restrictions.

Eid Al-Adha is the second holy celebration in Islam, the first one being Eid Al-Fitr, commemorating prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son on God’s command.