In pictures: Eidul Azha celebrated around the world

Muslims around the world celebrated Eidul Azha this week with local traditions. prayer and animal sacrifice.

Muslims around the world celebrated Eidul Azha this week,

Eidul Azha commemorates the Quranic tale of the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah, before the Almighty replaced the son with a ram to be sacrificed instead.

The result is a booming pre-holiday trade in goats, cows and sheep. In Pakistan alone, nearly 10 million animals, worth more than $3 billion, are slaughtered during the two days of Eidul Azha, according to the Pakistan Tanners’ Association.

A woman prays at Eyup Sultan mosque in Istanbul on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

Muslims gather at the US Bank Stadium for Eidul Azha celebrations August 21, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesotta. PHOTO:AFP

Indonesian Muslims offer Eidul Azha prayers on Ampera bridge in Palembang on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

A man climbs on a pole to get a prize as he attends a competition to mark Eidul Azha, at the Central Mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan on August 21, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS

Indian Muslims prepare to sacrifice a goat after offering Eidul Azha prayers at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi on August 22. PHOTO:AFP

A young Rohingya regugee poses with her new clothes and painted face at Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhia district on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

Palestinians play on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel during Eidul Azha holidays on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

Migrants pray during Eidul Azha in front of a dorm destroyed during the Bosnian war in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 21, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS

A Rohingya refugee blacksmith sharpens a knife ahead of Eidul Azha in Bangladesh on August 21, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS

Men control a buffalo to slaughter in celebration of Eidul Azha in Peshawar on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS

A Malian woman poses with her henna decorated hands on the eve of Eidul Azha in Bamako on August 20, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

An Indian Muslim devotee after offering prayers during Eidul Azha at Ferzoz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

Iranians carry puppets as they gather at a park in Tehran to celebrate Eidul Azha on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP

Muslims attend a prayer service to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Labuhan Lombok village, on Indonesia's Lombok island on August 22, 2018. PHOTO:AFP