LEWISTON – Muslims worldwide today will mark the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca with a four-day feast.

Locally, members of the Islamic Mosque will celebrate with special morning prayers at the Ramada Inn.

Called Eid al-Adha, the feast celebrates obeying the will of God. It focuses on the story, told in the Bible and in the Koran, of the Prophet Ibrahim who was instructed by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on a stone altar. God stopped him and provided a sheep to sacrifice instead.

Muslims celebrate with sacrifices of their own, usually providing food to neighbors, relatives and the poor and hungry.

The main holiday is considered Jan. 10, with prayers continuing through Friday.

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