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April 8, 2024 at 12:12 PM Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, of the "festival of breaking the fast," one of two major Muslim holidays.
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Although the date of Eid al-Fitr is always the same in the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian calendar falls approximately 11 days earlier each successive year, since the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Gregorian calendar is solar. Hence if the Eid falls in the first ten days of a Gregorian calendar year, there will be a second Eid ...
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.
Eid al-Fitr: عيد الفطر: Aïd el-Fitr: The holiday lasts for three days until 3 Shawwal. Also known as Id-ul-Fitr, Eid, and the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast. 10 Dhu al-Hijjah: Eid al-Adha: عيد الأضحى: Aïd el-Kebir: The holiday lasts three days, ending on 13 Dhu al-Hijjah.
Date English Name Local Name Description Muharram 1: Islamic New Year: Fātiḥ muḥarram: First day on the Islamic calendar : Rabi' al-awwal 12: The Prophet's Birthday: ʿid lmawlid: Shawwal 1: Eid al-Fitr: ʿid sġhīr: Islamic holiday celebrated after the last day of Ramadan: Dhu al-Hijjah 10: Eid al-Adha: ʿid kbīr
Learn when Eid al-Fitr 2023 will begin and how long the holiday lasts. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Eid Milad un Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (مَولِد النَّبِي, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Eid al-Fitr ( عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr , "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan