Muslims across the world celebrated Eidul Azha, also known as the feast of the sacrifice, on Wednesday.
Celebrated on the 10th of Zilhaj, Eidul Azha marks the culmination of Haj, one of the five pillars of Islam. It marks the end of the Haj and commemorates Prophet Ibraham’s (AS) readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
This year, Eid is being celebrated across much of the Muslim world under the shadow of the US-Iran war in the Middle East.
Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayer at a public park, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, May 27. — ReutersYemenis visit a graveyard on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, in Sanaa on May 27. — ReutersMuslims gather to take part in a special morning prayer at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo on May 27. — ReutersFamilies of Hezbollah fighters killed in the conflict visit the graves of their relatives on the morning of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, at the Hawra Zaynab cemetery in Beirut’s southern suburbs on May 27. — AFPThis aerial picture shows Muslim worshippers offering Eid al-Adha prayers at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on May 27. — AFPMuslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayer at a public park, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, May 27. — ReutersA Yemeni man visits a graveyard on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, in Sanaa on May 27. — AFPPeople offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Railway Ground in Karachi, Pakistan, May 27. — ReutersPeople visit the graves of their loved ones on Eid al-Adha, in Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon, May 27. — AFPYemenis gather to perform morning prayers marking the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, in Sanaa on May 27. — AFPIndonesian Muslim women offer Eid al-Adha mass prayers on a field, with Mount Sindoro in the background, in Butuh village, Wonosobo, Central Java province, Indonesia, May 27. — ReutersA Palestinian woman reacts as she visits a grave at a cemetery on Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, May 27. — ReutersA child looks on as Yemenis perform morning prayers marking the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, in Sanaa on May 27. — AFPMuslims gather in front of the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Doha on May 27, 2026, to celebrate the first day of Eid al-Adha. — AFPA drone view shows Albanian Muslims attending morning prayers during Eid al-Adha celebrations at the main boulevard, in Tirana, Albania, May 27. — ReutersMuslim devotees gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on May 27, 2026, to mark the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. — AFPMuslim devotees with their children gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on May 27, 2026, to mark the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. — AFPA drone view shows Albanian Muslims attending morning prayers during Eid al-Adha celebrations at the main boulevard, in Tirana, Albania, May 27. — ReutersA man carries a sheep at a slaughterhouse in Kuwait City on May 27, 2026, on the first day of Eid al-Adha. — ReutersMuslim devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Eidgah ground in Rawalpindi on May 27. — AFPAn aerial view shows Muslim devotees offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the Eidgah ground in Rawalpindi on May 27. — AFPMuslims perform a special morning prayer marking the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, at the Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai on May 27. — AFPMuslims perform a special morning prayer marking the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, at the Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai on March 27. — AFPPalestinian Muslims attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, in Gaza City, May 27. — ReutersA kid looks at a sacrificial animal before it is slaughtered, during a ritual of Eid al-Adha celebrations, in Ampang, Malaysia, May 27. — Reuters
