Around 25,000 people gathered at a sun-soaked Manchester park today to celebrate Eid Al-Adha. Crowds of Muslim Mancs descended on Platt Fields in Fallowfield this morning for Eid prayer.
Locals celebrated the first major festival on the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, back in April which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Eid al-Adha is also known as Festival of the Sacrifice or the Greater Eid and is held to honour the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah's command.
For many today’s Eid at the Park was a regular occurrence, with many of them coming earlier in the year. However, for Usman and Ramla this was their first time taking part in Eid at the park.
