Many Islamic countries have declared today the day of Eid al-Adha, and celebrated Eid by commemorating Ibrahim Khalilullah by holding worship services dedicated to this holiday, including congregational prayers.
Today, Tuesday, Eid al-Adha was celebrated in the Arab and Islamic countries of the region and the people of these countries celebrated Eid al-Adha by holding Eid prayers and visiting.
The glorious presence of the Palestinians in the prayers of Al-Aqsa Mosque
One of the places where Muslims celebrated this holiday was the Muslims of occupied Palestine and the inhabitants of the occupied city of Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians held Eid al-Adha prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday.
According to Shahab News Agency, Palestinian worshipers, who had called for Hamas’s Arafah Day in the shadow of the Zionists’ illegal entry into the mosque on the pretext of the alleged anniversary of the destruction of the “ruined temple”, headed to Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, holding Palestinian flags and the Hamas movement and chanting slogans in favor of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
The Zionist regime’s media center acknowledged a widespread participation in this year’s Eid al-Adha prayers, and said: One hundred thousand people performed the Eid al-Adha Morning Prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque. The media also referred to the anti-Israel slogan of the Palestinians in the occupied Jerusalem.
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political bureau, also attended the Eid prayers and said in a speech on the occasion of Eid al-Adha that Al-Quds will remain in the center of attention of this movement and all Palestinians, and the Zionist enemy must avoid repeating previous experiences in attacking Islamic sanctities.
The Lebanese people also offered Eid prayers at the Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque in central Beirut.
Eid al-Adha, however, was different in other parts of Iraq, and in the face of threats from ISIS elements, especially after yesterday’s terrorist attack in Baghdad’s al-Sadr town and the death of dozens in the suicide bombing; many efforts were made to prevent a repeat of similar attacks.
For example, the 30th Al-Hashd al-Shabi Brigade carried out an operation today, Tuesday, to implement a special security plan for Eid al-Adha in the Nineveh Plain (western Iraq), during which security was provided in various areas in the region, including markets and shrines.
The main manifestation of Eid al-Adha in the Arab countries is the holding of Eid morning prayers and the mutual congratulations of the people and the leaders of these countries. Thousands of Egyptians performed the ritual today in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
In Saudi Arabia, the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God, who are witnessing a limited Hajj for the second year in a row this year, celebrated the first day of Eid with remembrance, and the king of this country read a message to the pilgrims and the Saudis on this occasion.
In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad also offered Eid prayers at the Khalid bin Waleed Grand Mosque in Homs, the capital of Homs province; the mosque, which was damaged by terrorist attacks in recent years, has been rebuilt.
Due to the prevalence of corona virus and the possibility of increasing the number of patients, most of the Eid prayer programs have been held in accordance with the distance and health protocols.
But in the African country of Mali, Eid al-Adha prayers became a scene of assassination attempts on the interim president. According to the country’s media, two gunmen, one of whom was carrying a knife, attacked “Asmati Guita” while performing prayers in the Grand Mosque of the capital, but another person was injured instead.