Iran Press- President Hassan Rouhani wrote in his messages: “With great happiness, I sincerely felicitate Eid al-Adha, the festival of excellence of the most beautiful manifestations of being servants to the Unique Creator”.
“I hope all Muslims can follow the path of approaching God with pride and follow the high characteristics of prophets to combat violence and extremism,” he wrote.
At the end of his message, Rouhani wished authorities and people of Islamic countries happiness, health, success, prosperity, equality, brotherhood, pride and excellence.
Zarif wishes happy Eid al-Adha for all Muslims
Also, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message wished happy Eid-al-Adha for all Muslims around the world.
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“In trying times—and as some may try to divide us—the Muslim world comes together to celebrate Eid-al-Adha,IRNA reported.
Wishing fellow Muslims everywhere a very Happy Eid,” Zarif tweeted on Monday.
During in the ceremony, the pilgrims will offer the Arafah Prayer which was recited originally during the Hajj at Mount Arafah on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah by Hussein ibn Ali, the Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Imam of Shiite Muslims.
On day of Arafah, Shia Muslims go to holy places such as mosques and graves of Shi'a Imams to recite Arafah prayer.
About three million Muslims departed for Arafat Desert late on Sunday.
Tuesday morning coincides with Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia, pilgrims will be headed for Mina in eastern Mecca, and will stay there till Thursday to performe the 'Stoning of the Devil' ritual at Jamarat.The annual Hajj is a major religious duty for Muslims and must be performed at least once during a Muslim's lifetime.
In 2017, some 85,000 pilgrims from Iran travelled to the holy sites in Saudi Arabia for Hajj.
A year earlier, more than 1.8 million pilgrims attended Hajj, but Iranians stayed at home after tensions between Riyadh and Tehran boiled over following a deadly crush of people during the 2015 pilgrimage.
On September 24, 2015, thousands of people lost their lives in the deadly crush after Saudi authorities blocked a road in Mina during a ritual, forcing large crowds of pilgrims to collide.
Saudi Arabia claims nearly 770 people were killed, but officials at Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization say about 4,700 people, including over 460 Iranian pilgrims, lost their lives.
When is the Eid al Adha (also known as Eid Ghorban or the feast of the sacrifice)?
The the Eid al-Adha festivity is held on the 10th day of the month of Zil Hajjeh, and is a major festivity for all Muslim denominations throughout the world.
The philosophy behind sacrificing an animal (usually a sheep) on the occasion of Eid al Adha:
One of the teachings of Islam for growth and perfection of human beings, is to sacrifice your life or to give up your property and possessions in the way of Allah. This means all of us should consider all of our possessions and wealth as a gift from God , and spend in the way of God. Thus sacrifice represents , in a symbolic way, cutting yourself off from this material world , and dedicating yourself to the Almighty. Thus sacrificing a sheep , symbolically represents severing of links with this material world.
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