An elderly Muslim pilgrim prays atop Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the haj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.A man entertains children as Muslim worshippers gather at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem to perform Eid Al-Adha morning prayer, on June 28, 2023. Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha each year by sacrificing various animals according to religious traditions, including cows, camels, goats and sheep. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.Muslims take part in a morning prayer celebrating the feast of Eid al-Adha at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on June 28, 2023. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.Taliban security personnel stand guard as men pray outside the Shah-e Doh Shamshira mosque ahead of Eid al-Adha in Kabul on June 28, 2023. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.This aerial view shows Muslim worshippers gathering for the morning prayers of Eid al-Adha at the municipal stadium in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on June 28, 2023. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.A woman looks out from a train at the Dhaka Airport railway station in Dhaka on June 28, 2023, as people travel to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Adha. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.Boys holding torches take part in a street parade to welcome Eid al-Adha in Banda Aceh on June 28, 2023. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca early on June 28, 2023, as they circle seven times around the large black cube, which is the focal point on the final day of haj. – AFP pic, June 29, 2023.
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