(15 Oct 2013) Muslims across the world celebrated the second day of the Eid al-Adha festival on Tuesday.
The holiday, which translates as Festival of the Sacrifice, marks what Muslims believe is Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his own son as an act of obedience to God.
At the last minute, God intervened, and gave Ibrahim a ram to sacrifice instead.
Traditionally, Muslims sacrifice an animal at Eid and share the meat with their families, neighbours, and people less fortunate than themselves.
In Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Syrians who fled the violence back home tried to make the occasion as special as they could.
The camp's residents gathered to pray together and children played with a few new toys.
The camp is now home to over 120,000 Syrians who have fled the civil war.
In the West Bank town of Ramallah, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, prayed alongside Singer Mohammed Assaf, the first Palestinian to win Arab Idol - an Arabic signing talent show on television.
The head of Hamas in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, meanwhile, attended prayers in Gaza City.
In Cairo, Egypt, hundreds gathered for traditional prayers at the Al-Nour mosque.
In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended prayers in the mosque inside his presidential compound.
Thousands of Russian Muslims gathered to celebrate Kurban Bayram, the Russian name for Eid al-Adha, by praying outside Moscow's Main mosque.
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