Today, Muslims all over the world and Hajj pilgrims are celebrating the first day of Eid Al-Adha, the day of slaughtering the rams in emulation of the act started by the father of prophets , prophet Abraham.

In the holy sites, Hajj pilgrims performed the Eid Al Adha Prayer marking the beginning of Islamic festivities and rituals to be conducted over the next two days.

Hajj pilgrims, who are more about 2.5 million, had spent most of monday standing on the Arafat mountainside contemplating and praying to the Almighty. They prayed,supplicated and listened to the Arafat sermon delivered at the Nimra Mosque by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz  Al Sheikh.

Hajj pilgrims are going perform the symbolic ritual of the stoning of the devil today in Mina.

The Eid Al Adha prayer was performed in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, and throughout Saudi Arabia.

The authorities have completed preparations to welcome the pilgrims who will perform the stoning of the devil ritual today, and have set all the required arrangements for those who wish to spend the night in Mina to perform the same ceremony over the next few days.

There were no significant incidents during the transportation of Hajj pilgrims from Mina to Arafat and from Arafat to Muzdalifah.

The hajj begins and ends in Mecca, the birthplace of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings od Allah be upon him) and the site of Islam's holiest shrine, the Ka'abah.