- Title: INDIA: Muslims in southern India hold prayers to mark Eid-al-Adha
- Date: 5th October 2014
- Summary: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA (OCTOBER 5, 2014) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) VARIOUS OF MUSLIMS PRAYING MUSLIM CLERIC LEADING PRAYER MORE OF MUSLIMS BOWING AND KNEELING IN PRAYER VARIOUS OF MUSLIM WOMEN PRAYING (SOUNDBITE) (English MUSLIM RESIDENT OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, K C ABDUL GAFOOR, SAYING: "Today Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha, it is Bakra Eid. In Thiruvananthapuram, thousands of Muslims are gathered in this central stadium and we pray [to] God for the betterment of every human being and for the prosperity of our country and the prosperity of the humankind." MAN WITH HIS CHILDREN AT EID CELEBRATION VARIOUS OF MUSLIM WOMEN MEN HUGGING
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- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: Religion,Religion
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- Story Text: Muslims in the southern Indian state of Kerala hold prayers to mark Eid al-Adha, Islam's festival of sacrifice.
Muslims across the world marked Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice on Sunday (October 5), including those as far away as Kerala, in the south of India.
The festival commemorates the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to God.
During this festival, Muslims across the world slaughter animals in commemoration of this act.
The morning after the feast of sacrifice, Muslims in Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala, continued to mark Eid al-Adha with special prayers.
"Today Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha, it is Bakra Eid. In Thiruvananthapuram, thousands of Muslims are gathered in this central stadium and we pray [to] God for the betterment of every human being and for the prosperity of our country and the prosperity of the humankind," said local resident K C Abdul Gafoor.
Eid al-Adha is one of the most important dates in the Islamic calendar. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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