As Muslims across the world offer Eid al Adha prayers, sacrifice takes on a personal meaning amid varying levels of restrictions and limitations brought on by the pandemic
Muslims attend Eid al Adha prayers with social distancing as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia, July 31, 2020.
In Istanbul, thousands gathered in Hagia Sophia mosque in the early hours of Friday morning to attend Eid prayers for the first time since the iconic building's reconversion into a mosque. Authorities in Indonesia also ordered that meat be delivered door-to-door to the poor to avoid long lines. Muslim pilgrims wearing face masks and keeping social distance perform Tawaf around Kaaba during the annual Haj pilgrimage amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on July 31, 2020
Muslim worshippers offer Eid al Adha prayer at a park as mosques are limited for ten people due to Covid-19 measures, Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 31, 2020. People sit with social distancing inside Manchester Central Mosque, as Muslims worldwide mark the start of the Eid al Adha holiday, in Manchester, northern England, July 31, 2020.
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