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Eid al-Adha
Islamic holiday on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized: ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, EED əl AD-hə; IPA: [ˈʕiːd alˈʔadˤħaː]), commonly translated as the Feast of Sacrifice and also known as Yawm an-Nahr (Arabic: يوم النحر, romanized: Yawm al-Naḥr), is the second of the two main Islamic holidays alongside Eid al-Fitr. In the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of the twelfth and final month of Dhu al-Hijja, and celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the three following days, known as the Tashreeq days.
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Official name | Eid al-Adha |
Observed by | Islam, Druze and Alawi[1] |
Type | Islamic |
Significance | Commemoration of Abraham (Ibrahim)'s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to a command from God |
Celebrations | During the Eid al-Adha celebration, Muslims greet each other by saying 'Eid Mubarak', which is Arabic for "Blessed Eid". |
Observances | Eid prayers, animal slaughter, charity, social gatherings, festive meals, gift-giving |
Begins | 10 Dhu al-Hijja |
Ends | 13 Dhu al-Hijja |
Date | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah |
2024 date | 16 June - 20 June (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan)[2]
16 June – 18 June (Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh)[3][4][5][6] 17 June (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)[7][8][9] 18 June - 20 June (United Kingdom, Brunei, Japan, Morocco)[10] |
2025 date | 6 June – 10 June [11] |
Related to | Hajj; Eid al-Fitr |
As with Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on the morning of Eid al-Adha, after which udhiyah, or the ritual sacrifice of sheep, may be performed. In Islamic tradition, it honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God's command. Depending on the narrative, either Ishmael or Isaac are referred to with the honorific title "Sacrifice of God".[12] Pilgrims performing the Hajj typically perform the tawaf and saee of Hajj on Eid al-Adha, along with the ritual stoning of the devil on the Eid day and the following days.
Eid al-Adha is also sometimes called the "Greater Eid" (Arabic: العيد الكبير, romanized: al-ʿĪd al-Kabīr).[13] In South Asia it is also called Bakra-Id.[14]