Eid al-Adha, the second of two great Muslim festivals, commemorating the ransom with a ram of the biblical patriarch Abraham’s son Ishmael (rather than Isaac as in Judeo-Christian tradition). Families that can afford to sacrifice a ritually acceptable a
While relatively sparsely populated,Jammu and Kashmiris the only mainland state in India with aMuslim majority. Eid al-Adha, Id ul-Zuha, or Bakrid? This Islamic festival hasmany namesin India, each with a different background. They can generally be used interchangeably. Bakridis a contraction ...
Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha Festival in New Delhi, India, Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Umar Qayyum)...
Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha Festival in New Delhi, India, Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Umar Qayyum)...
Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha Festival in New Delhi, India, Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Oct. 6, 2014. (Xinhua/Umar Qayyum)...