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The Hajj rites begin on the eighth day and continue for four or five days. The Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha, the "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the tenth day and ends on the thirteenth day. [1] The name of this month is also spelled Dhul-Hijja. In modern Turkish, the name is Zilhicce. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th ...
Toggle Dates of holidays and other days of note subsection. 3.1 Notes to table. ... Hajj: 8–13 Dhū al-Ḥijja Day of Arafah: 9 Dhū al-Ḥijja 5 June 2025 Eid al-Adha:
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: Founding Day (Foundation of the First Saudi State in 1727) Al-Yawm Al-Taasis: Officially for one day. 23 September: National Day (Unification of the Kingdom) Al-Yawm Al-Watani: Officially for one day.
July 29 - August 3, 2020 Hajj: 9 Dhū al-Ḥijjah July 30, 2020 Day of Arafah/Shia Day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Janab-e-Muslim ibn Aqil & Hani ibn Urwah in Kufa: 9-13 Dhu al-Hijjah July 30 - August 3, 2020 Takbirut Tashreeq: 10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah: July 31 - August 3, 2020 Eid al-Adha: Durbar festival: 15 Dhu al-Hijjah August 5, 2020
Eid al-Adha falls on June 29 this year, marking the end of Hajj. Hajj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. ... Those who are not embarking on Hajj this year might voluntarily fast during the days of ...
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.
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 ...