On October 15, the Islamic world celebrates one of two major holidays - Gurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice, in Arabic Eid al-Adha). The holiday coincides with the end of the hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca.According to the Koran, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) in a dream and gave him a commandment from God to sacrifice his only son Ismail. Ibrahim went to the valley of Mina to the place where Mecca now stands. His...

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