Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mawlid (Arabic: مولد) also known as Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi (Arabic: عید ميلاد النبي, romanized: ʿīd mīlad an-nabī, lit. 'feast of the birth of the prophet') is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.
Here's what to know about celebrating Eid.
An Eid is a Muslim religious festival: 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
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.
While it can vary based on moon sightings in different parts of the world, this year Eid al-Adha is predicted to begin at sunset on June 16, 2024, according to Islamic Relief Worldwide.
1 of Shawwal in the Islamic Calendar: Eid al-Fitr: 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar: Day of Arafa: ruz Arafa 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar: Eid al-Adha: Eid kalan 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic Calendar: Ashura: 12 of Rabi' al-awwal in the Islamic Calendar: Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad: Mawlid
But on the Islamic calendar, the date for Eid al Fitr is always consistent. In a lunar Islamic month, each month has either 29 or 30 days, though scientifically each month has a mean period of 29. ...
Ten years after the migration (), the Islamic prophet Muhammad ordered his followers to call upon people everywhere to join him in his first and last pilgrimage.Islamic scholars believe more than seventy thousand people followed Muhammad on his way to Mecca, where, on the fourth day of the month of Dhu'l-Hijjah, there were more than one hundred thousand Muslims present for his entry into the city.