Festival of the Sacrifice
1 of 17. A vendor waits for customers under a bridge at a livestock market in Kabul November 14, 2010. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims, with the slaughter of goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son on God's command.
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