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Young women sit on a flower-decorated swing at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, enjoying time. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Young women relax on a flower-decorated swing at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, enjoying the Eid holiday atmosphere. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
The Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia – the country’s largest mosque – stands empty before worshippers arrive. Opened in 2022, the Turkish-inspired landmark was funded by businessman Ahmed-Nur Ali Jimale. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
The Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia – the country’s largest mosque – opened in 2022 and is a Turkish-inspired landmark funded by businessman Ahmed-Nur Ali Jimale. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Abdirahman and Bilal travelled across the city with their parents to attend Eid prayers. The ghutra and thobe — garments associated with the Gulf and wider Middle East — are a popular part of Eid sartorial tradition for men in Somalia. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Abdirahman and Bilal travel across the city with their parents to attend Eid prayers. The ghutra and thobe — garments associated with the Gulf and wider Middle East — are a popular part of Eid sartorial tradition for men in Somalia. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Turkish-style mosque architecture has become increasingly popular in Somalia, reflected in grand modern designs like the Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Turkish-style mosque architecture has become increasingly popular in Somalia, reflected in grand modern designs like the Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Fahad and Shahul moved to Somalia from southern India and have lived in Mogadishu for more than a year. Ali Jimale Mosque is one of their favourite places of worship in the city, known for its scale and distinctive architecture. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Fahad and Shahul, who moved to Somalia from southern India, have lived in Mogadishu for more than a year. Ali Jimale Mosque is one of their favourite places of worship in the city, known for its scale and distinctive architecture. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Worshippers perform rukuu (bow) during Eid salah at Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu. The communal prayer is the spiritual centrepiece of Eid celebrations, bringing together the congregants in a shared act of worship. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Worshippers perform rukuu (bowing) during the Eid salah at Ali Jimale Mosque in Mogadishu. The communal prayer is the spiritual centrepiece of Eid celebrations, bringing congregants together in a shared act of worship. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Maka Al Mukarama Road forms Mogadishu’s central business district, with the KM4 roundabout, the main junction in the city, hosts a statue of 16th-century Somali commander Ahmed Gurey. The area is a busy hub where families shop, socialise, and move between the capital’s key districts. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Maka Al Mukarama Road forms Mogadishu’s central business district, with the KM4 roundabout – the city’s main junction – hosting a statue of 16th-century Somali commander Ahmed Gurey. The area is a busy hub where families shop, socialise and move between the capital’s key districts. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Escape Skate in central Mogadishu has become a popular gathering place for young people, reflecting the city’s growing recreational scene and the rise of new leisure spaces in the capital. It has become a key venue for youth leisure and social life in Mogadishu. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Escape Skate in central Mogadishu has become a popular gathering place for young people, reflecting the city’s growing recreational scene and the rise of new leisure spaces in the capital. It is now a key venue for youth leisure and social life in Mogadishu. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
A large crowd gathers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Daljirka Dahsoon) in Mogadishu, a memorial honouring Somalis who have died in service of the country. The people participate in traditional Somali dances together. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
A large crowd gathers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Daljirka Dahsoon) in Mogadishu, a memorial honouring Somalis who have died in service of the country, where people join together in traditional Somali dances. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Lido Beach is Mogadishu’s most popular seaside destination and a long-standing centre of the city’s social life. Generations have gathered here in the evenings and on weekends to swim, eat at cafés along the shoreline, and take boat trips out into the ocean. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Lido Beach is Mogadishu’s most popular seaside destination and a longtime hub of the city’s social life, where generations have gathered in the evenings and at weekends to swim, eat at cafes along the shoreline and take boat trips into the ocean. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Young men play in the sea at Lido Beach in Mogadishu. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
Young men play in the sea at Lido Beach in Mogadishu as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]
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Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslim worshippers gather for Eid al-Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslim pilgrims leave after casting pebbles at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslim worshippers pray during Eid al-Adha at the war-damaged Al-Sayyid Abdul Rahman al-Mahdi mosque in Khartoum, Sudan. [Marwan Ali/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Moscow, Russia. [Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers in an open field in Minna, Nigeria. [Sunday Alamba/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers beside the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
A woman has her hands painted with traditional henna as she attends Eid al-Adha prayers at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. [KM Chaudary/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Muslim women perform morning prayers marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. [Dita Alangkara/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
A girl holds a balloon as she celebrates Eid al-Adha with her family after prayers outside the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
A boy watches over goats at Kiamaiko Market before Eid al-Adha in Nairobi, Kenya. [Patrick Ngugi/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Iraqi Shia Muslims gather for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq. [Anmar Khalil/AP Photo]
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
A Yemeni boy dressed in traditional clothes stands near a crowd of women waiting to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Freedom Square in Taiz, Yemen. [Abdulnasser Alseddik/AP Photo]
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Video Duration 01 minutes 48 seconds 01:48
Video Duration 01 minutes 48 seconds 01:48
From: NewsFeed

Video: Muslims around the world attend Eid prayers

Millions of Muslims all around the world have united in prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha.

Published On 27 May 2026
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Muslim pilgrims pray on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Nearly two million Muslims gather on the vast plain of Arafat, standing in prayer under the blazing sun during the high point of the Hajj. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Shoulder to shoulder, worshippers from more than 150 countries raise their hands in supplication, seeking God’s mercy on the most important day of Hajj. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
A Muslim pilgrim reads a copy of Islam's holy book Quran atop of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Pilgrims in simple white garments pack the slopes of the 70-metre (230-foot) hill at Arafat, retracing the steps of the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years on. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
A Muslim pilgrim sits while covering the head with a book and praying on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Men wrapped in two unstitched pieces of cloth and women in loose-fitting dresses stand in silence at Arafat, symbolising unity beyond race, wealth or nationality. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Arafat, often described as a preview of the Day of Judgment, becomes a sea of white as pilgrims chant, weep and repent beneath the desert sky. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
After a night of reflection in the tent city of Mina, pilgrims arrive early at Arafat to spend the afternoon in wuquf — standing in prayer from midday until sunset. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
At sunset, the vast congregation begins its slow departure from Arafat, heading back towards Mina to continue the Hajj with the stoning of the devil ritual. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
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