Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper

Jakarta, 17 June

Muslims in Asia celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, on Monday with meals and prayers for the people of Gaza, victims of the Israel-Hamas war.

One of the largest Islamic holidays, the occasion commemorates the testing of Prophet Ibrahim’s faith by slaughtering cattle and animals and distributing…