Author: Helen T. Gray

Source: KansasCity.com

http://www.kansascity.com/255/story/923863.html

Several thousand Muslims from the Kansas City area and surrounding cities are expected to gather for prayer Monday in observance of Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice.

Prayer will start at 9 a.m. at the Metropolitan Community College’s Business and Technology School, 1775 Universal Ave.

The festival is held each year in connection with hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, whom Muslims believe was Ishmael, in obedience to God.