Muslims from throughout Northwest Indiana gathered together on Friday to pray and celebrate Eid Al-Adha.

The celebration, the first day of a three-day event, was held inside Crown Point’s Sparta Dome.

The Sparta Dome was selected as the best place to hold the festivity because of the aspect of community, the joining together of Muslims from throughout the area, Jawad Nammari said.

Nammari, who is a volunteer at the Northwest Indiana Islamic Center, also served as one of the organizers of the event.

“Rather than hosting the event at one mosque, the Sparta Dome was chosen because it has plenty of space to accommodate the large Muslim community, who are celebrating together from across the Northwest Indiana region. We all join together in prayer,” he said.

Eid Al-Adha is one of two main

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