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Date English Name Local Name Notes; Dhu al-Hijjah 10th Eid-ul-Adha: عید الاضحٰی : Marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage; sacrifices offered on this day commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Shawwal 1st Eid-ul-Fitr: عيد الفطر: Marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan: Rabiʽ al-Awwal 12th Eid Milad-un-Nabi ...
Eid ul Fitr: The celebration at the end of the fasting month (Ramadan) 9 Dhu al-Hijjah: Day of Arafah: It is celebrated by Muslims through fasting. 10: Dhu al-Hijjah: Eid al-Adha: The celebration of Abraham's sacrifice
8 August – Arshad Nadeem clinches Pakistan's first Olympic track and field medal after winning gold at the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [ 100 ] 9 August – Three soldiers and four militants are killed in attacks on three army outposts in the Tirah Valley , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that are claimed by the Gul Bahadur ...
When is Eid al-Fitr in 2024? Eid al-Fitr always takes place on the first day of Shawwal, which is the name of the tenth month of the lunar-based Islamic calendar.Eid al-Fitr is celebrated until ...
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, which means feast, will be celebrated in Pakistan on Wednesday, subject to sighting of the moon. The three-day holiday marks the end of Ramadan , Islam’s holy month of fasting.
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 ...
Eid al-Fitr comes first — taking place in the 10th month of the Muslim calendar. Eid al-Adha, on the other hand, is celebrated in the 12th month of the Muslim calendar, taking place 70 days ...