HUNDREDS of Ahmadiyya Muslims celebrated Eid-ul- Adha at Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium.

Prayers were said during the hour-long religious ceremony, followed by a sermon from a local imam.

A satellite broadcast by the Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the supreme head of the Ahmadiyya community, was then shown.

Members of the Huddersfield community also attended London celebrations, at the biggest mosque in western Europe.

Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, comes about 10 weeks after Eid-ul-Fitr and marks the completion of Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Its theme of sacrifice stems from the prophet Abraham, whose obedience to God was tested and was not found wanting.

Muslims sacrifice an animal after the Eid prayer if they can afford to do so.