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The following list shows the official dates of Eid al-Adha for Saudi Arabia as announced by the Supreme Judicial Council. Future dates are estimated according to the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia. [12] The Umm al-Qura calendar is just a guide for planning purposes and not the absolute determinant or fixer of dates.
Date English name Local name Remarks 1-3 Shawwal: The Feast of the End of Ramadan: Eid al-Fitr: Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 9-12 Dhul-Hijjah: The Feast of the End of Hajj: Eid al-Adha: Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 22 February
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized : Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
This year, the date for Eid al-Adha is Thursday, June 29, 2023. ... The Hajj pilgrimage takes place in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and its nearby surrounding cities. It’s a five-day outdoor camping ...
The date for Eid al-Adha is subject to sighting the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. The crescent moon is forecast to arrive on Thursday, June 19, 2023.
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Dhu al-Hijjah migrates throughout the seasons.
The cola’s launch is in keeping with a broader initiative to champion sustainable, locally sourced products that aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a programme aimed at achieving the goal ...
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.