Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha

Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha, one of the two most important festivals in the Muslim calendar.

The holiday, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, is based on praying and animal sacrifice, as it symbolizes Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as a sign of devotion to Allah.

On Monday, millions of Muslims are marking the beginning of the four-day Feast of the Sacrifice, which for many starts with a congregational prayer in a mosque.

In Austria, Muslims gathered together at the Austria Turkish-Islamic Union Mosque for praying. They prayed to Allah for the end of the terror attacks and condemned the terrorist activities all around the world.

The governor of the Philippines' Muslim south called for unity Monday as worshippers flocked to mosques across the country for Eid al-Adha.

Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said in a statement, “We remember [Prophet] Ibrahim's sacrifice, one that is guided by his faith in Allah."

He also underlined the need to “take pause to remember what Islam means to us as Muslims living in a time where many choose to turn a blind eye to our sacrifices and in a world where many look upon our faith with prejudice."

A large number of Muslims poured into many mosques in the French capital, Paris. Turkish Ambassador to Paris İhsan Emre Kadıoğlu attended the salat al Eid.

Several hundred men, women and children from Cambodia and Malaysia gathered at the Muk Dac Mosque in the capital's Chroy Changva commune Monday to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha.

Malaysia's ambassador to Cambodia, Dato' Sri Haji Hasan Malek, arrived shortly before the start of the 7 a.m. prayers.

Afterward, he broke his fast with other worshippers and, flanked by members of his constituency back in Malaysia, he handed out gifts to a group of children.

Due to not having any mosques in the Greek capital Athens, the Muslims living there got together in a sport complex and attended the salat al eid.

In Ukraine, Ukrainian-origin people, Crimean Tatars, Meskhetian Turks, Azerbaijanis and Turkish citizens gathered and exchanged bairam greetings.

In Syria, which has been witnessing civil war for six years, thousands of people went to mosques, particularly in East Ghouta region along with the Aleppo, Idlib and Hama districts.

Muslims flocked to mosques across the country. Some of the Muslims couldn't enter the mosque due to the huge crowd inside the religious complex, and therefore performed prayers on the streets. Russian President Vladimir Putin published a greeting message for the Muslims living in the country.

Turkish Ambassador to Budapest Şakir Fakılı was among those who attended the Eid al-Adha celebration that was held in the Hungarian capital.

A khutbah followed the salat al eid; at which unity and solidarity was emphasized.

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the Eid al-Adha, as thousands of Muslims went to Nour Astana Mosques in the Kazakh capital.

A number of Muslims performed prayer on the streets due to not being able to enter the mosque due to being packed with worshippers.

Big number of Bosnians gathered at the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque along with the Ferhadijh mosque of Sarajevo.

Novi Pazar district of Serbia, where a majority of Muslims are living, staged the most significant bairam celebrations.

Indonesians flocked into Istiqlal Mosque of Jakarta which has a 300,000-person-capacity. The majority of the crowd were women which formed colorful images.