٠٠:٠١:٤٦Hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan Mosque in Bishkek on Sunday to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Drone footage features the brightly lit domes and minarets of the mosque. The video also shows people performing 'namaz', a form of worship, before ascending the steps of the mosque.
Eid al-Adha is an annual celebration observed on the tenth day of the month of Zul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar, lasting for three days.
This holiday marks the conclusion of the Hajj, the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son - as an act of obedience - before God provided a ram in his place.
Hundreds of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha at Bishkek's Central Mosque
Hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan Mosque in Bishkek on Sunday to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Drone footage features the brightly lit domes and minarets of the mosque. The video also shows people performing 'namaz', a form of worship, before ascending the steps of the mosque.
Eid al-Adha is an annual celebration observed on the tenth day of the month of Zul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar, lasting for three days.
This holiday marks the conclusion of the Hajj, the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son - as an act of obedience - before God provided a ram in his place.
Hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan Mosque in Bishkek on Sunday to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Drone footage features the brightly lit domes and minarets of the mosque. The video also shows people performing 'namaz', a form of worship, before ascending the steps of the mosque.
Eid al-Adha is an annual celebration observed on the tenth day of the month of Zul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar, lasting for three days.
This holiday marks the conclusion of the Hajj, the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son - as an act of obedience - before God provided a ram in his place.