Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia on June 28, as the crescent moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was sighted in the sky of the country on Sunday night, the Khaleej Times reported.
The Islamic festival commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail on Allah’s command.
As the world celebrates, millions of Muslims will be in the city of Makkah – the holiest place in Islam – to perform Haj.
On the day of Arafah, the pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat to pray at the very site where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had delivered his final sermon 14 centuries ago. Muslims around the world fast on the day.
