Eid ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice was celebrated by all Muslims with traditional fervor and gaiety where thousands of believers including large number of Army jawans and officers participated in the Eid prayer at Eidgah Leh under Hafiz Ghulam Mohammad, at Jamia Masjid Chute Ranthak under the guidance of Sheikh Abdul Qasim Mutahhari and and at Masjid Sofiya Noorbakshia under Molvi Mohd Abbass on October 06.

Hafiz Ghulam Mohd and President Anjuman Mion-ul-Islam, Sheikh Saif ud-Din congratulated everyone on this occasion and highlighted about Eid ul-Zuha and said that this day reminds of the supreme sacrifice offered by Prophet Ibrahim. “Allah actually counts the sincerity and purity of soul behind performing of qurbani in His name and this alone earns us Allah’s favor and forgiveness. This is the day to help the poor and needy”, Saif ud-Din added.

He appealed for help to the J&K flood victims and requested everyone to observe simplicity in Eid celebration.

All the scholars and religious heads prayed for those who lost their lives in the recent floods in Srinagar and Jammu and threw light on the importance that this Eid holds. Signifying the fact that Eid brings with it the message of peace and brotherhood both the leaders prayed for the welfare of all humanity particularly for the maintenance of peace and a sense of belonging and unity among all the communities of Ladakh, which has since ages set an example of communal harmony to the whole world.  They also educated the people about the importance of compassion and sacrifice.

According to Muslim calendar, this day lies on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for three days. This day is celebrated to mark the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son Prophet Ismail (AS) on the command of Allah. As Ibrahim was about to kill his son, Allah stopped him and gave him a lamb to sacrifice instead. Muslims across the world sacrifices a sheep or a goat on this day as a ‘reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah’.
The meat from the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha is mostly given away to others. One-third is eaten by immediate family and relatives, one-third is given away to friends, and one-third is donated to the poor.

This day is also marked as the annual reunion of Muslims all over the world, which is manifested in the annual pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina where millions of Muslims gather to perform the prescribed religious rites ordained by Allah.

This day is also marked as the annual reunion of Muslims all over the world, which is manifested in the annual pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina (HAJ) where millions of Muslims gather to perform the prescribed religious rites ordained by Allah.  The Haj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims which must be carried out at least once in lifetime by every adult Muslim who is physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support his family during his absence. It is considered as the largest annual gathering of people in the world.

The believers perform certain rituals during Haj that includes Tawaf (walk counter-clockwise seven times around the cube-shaped Kaaba); Sa'ay, requires walking or running seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah; a symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing seven stones at the largest of three pillars; slaughtering of animals to mark the obedience of Ibrahim towards Allah.