(6 Jun 2025)
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Lagos, Nigeria – 6 June 2025
1. Various of Muslim worshippers praying
2. Close of tesbih
3. Various of Muslim faithful at prayer ground
4. Close up of tesbih
5. Various of Muslim faithful at prayer ground
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Shuab, Accountant:
"We all know that celebration comes with a lot of joy and happiness. And for the Muslims, it’s actually more like an extreme happiness; a day designed to celebrate yourself, reach out to your family, whoever you have a conflict with or a misunderstanding, reach out to them, seek forgiveness, and reconcile."
7. Various of Muslim faithful praying
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Amira Mustapha, Student:
"We know the economy is a bit on the high side and everything is hard, but we should look beyond that and see the positive side of things, celebrate, be joyful for seeing another year, and pray for seeing many more years."
9. Various of Muslim faithful posing for pictures
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Oyebamire Muyibat, Entrepreneur:
"Personally, I think Eid means coming out to showcase our culture, and I think forgiveness and being grateful. Personally, I am grateful for seeing today because today is Eid, and am happy to see everyone—friends, family, people I don’t know—taking pictures with everybody. So that’s the beauty of Islam."
11. Various of Muslim faithful at prayer ground
12. SOUNDBITE (Pidgin English) Kadija Ahmed, Trader:
"Eid Mubarak is a very big thing in Islam. We do it once a year. So, every Muslim, everywhere, they will come together, they will pray together, because it’s just once. And it’s very, very important in our Islam."
13. Mid of Muslim faithful at prayer ground
14. Young faithful looking at tesbih
15. Wide of Muslim faithful at prayer ground
STORYLINE:
Nigerian Muslims in Lagos celebrated Eid al-Adha on Friday, despite economic pressures dampening feasts.
Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is the Islamic holiday that begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, during the Hajj.
During the festive holiday, Muslims slaughter sheep or cattle and distribute some meat to poor people – but many families are grappling with the steep cost of rams for the traditional sacrifice.
"We know the economy is a bit on the high side and everything is hard, but we should look beyond that and see the positive side of things, celebrate, be joyful,” worshipper Amira Mustapha said.
For Abbas Shuab, Eid al-Adha is also an opportunity to focus on the positives.
"Its like an extreme happiness; a day designed to celebrate yourself, reach out to your family, whoever you have a conflict with or a misunderstanding, reach out to them, seek forgiveness, and reconcile," he said.
AP video by Dan Ikpoyi
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