02:20Thousands of Indonesian Muslims gathered at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque on Monday to perform Eid al-Adha prayers, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice in Islam.
Footage shows worshippers, both men and women, making their way to the world's ninth-largest mosque, and then they perform the special prayers of the Islamic holiday.
Eid al-Adha is the second of two globally celebrated holidays in Islam, the other Eid al-Fitr, with the former honouring Ibrahim or Abraham's will to sacrifice his son to God before Jibra'il or Gabriel's intervention. Animals are often sacrificed on the holiday to remember Ibrahim's offering.
According to media reports, the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta received 62 sacrificial animals, including 50 cattle and 12 goats, donated by political figures and non-Muslim communities for Eid al-Adha. Grand Imam Nazaruddin Umar said that the animals would be slaughtered on Tuesday and that the mosque was waiting for more donations.
The Istiqlal mosque has not distributed sacrificial meat directly for four years, instead conducting studies to identify deserving recipients such as active congregations, Islamic boarding schools and orphanages, according to Immam Umar.
About 242 million Muslims live in Indonesia, making them the largest religious group in one of the most populous countries in Asia and the world.
Much of Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh, celebrated Eid al-Adha on Monday, while Muslims in other parts of the world, including Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen, celebrated the holiday on Sunday.
Thousands of Indonesian Muslims gather at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque for Eid al-Adha prayers
Thousands of Indonesian Muslims gathered at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque on Monday to perform Eid al-Adha prayers, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice in Islam.
Footage shows worshippers, both men and women, making their way to the world's ninth-largest mosque, and then they perform the special prayers of the Islamic holiday.
Eid al-Adha is the second of two globally celebrated holidays in Islam, the other Eid al-Fitr, with the former honouring Ibrahim or Abraham's will to sacrifice his son to God before Jibra'il or Gabriel's intervention. Animals are often sacrificed on the holiday to remember Ibrahim's offering.
According to media reports, the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta received 62 sacrificial animals, including 50 cattle and 12 goats, donated by political figures and non-Muslim communities for Eid al-Adha. Grand Imam Nazaruddin Umar said that the animals would be slaughtered on Tuesday and that the mosque was waiting for more donations.
The Istiqlal mosque has not distributed sacrificial meat directly for four years, instead conducting studies to identify deserving recipients such as active congregations, Islamic boarding schools and orphanages, according to Immam Umar.
About 242 million Muslims live in Indonesia, making them the largest religious group in one of the most populous countries in Asia and the world.
Much of Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh, celebrated Eid al-Adha on Monday, while Muslims in other parts of the world, including Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen, celebrated the holiday on Sunday.
Thousands of Indonesian Muslims gathered at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque on Monday to perform Eid al-Adha prayers, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice in Islam.
Footage shows worshippers, both men and women, making their way to the world's ninth-largest mosque, and then they perform the special prayers of the Islamic holiday.
Eid al-Adha is the second of two globally celebrated holidays in Islam, the other Eid al-Fitr, with the former honouring Ibrahim or Abraham's will to sacrifice his son to God before Jibra'il or Gabriel's intervention. Animals are often sacrificed on the holiday to remember Ibrahim's offering.
According to media reports, the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta received 62 sacrificial animals, including 50 cattle and 12 goats, donated by political figures and non-Muslim communities for Eid al-Adha. Grand Imam Nazaruddin Umar said that the animals would be slaughtered on Tuesday and that the mosque was waiting for more donations.
The Istiqlal mosque has not distributed sacrificial meat directly for four years, instead conducting studies to identify deserving recipients such as active congregations, Islamic boarding schools and orphanages, according to Immam Umar.
About 242 million Muslims live in Indonesia, making them the largest religious group in one of the most populous countries in Asia and the world.
Much of Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh, celebrated Eid al-Adha on Monday, while Muslims in other parts of the world, including Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen, celebrated the holiday on Sunday.