Eid al-Adha , a period of "communal enjoyment" for Muslims worldwide, is officially underway.

Over two billion Muslims are currently, or making preparations to celebrate the "Feast of Sacrifice," a major Islamic holiday that commemorates a profound act of faith. (More on that later.)

The festival, which spans a couple of days, is marked by prayer, the ritual sacrifice of animals and feasts. One of the most significant and well-known traditions is Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim has to do once in their lifetime.

"Just as Christians perform the communion in honor of the sacrifice of Jesus [Christ] and they have bread and wine together, the flesh and blood of Jesus. Muslims do this sacrifice in honor of the sacrifice of Abraham, of his son, which is either Isaac

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