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  2. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    See also 22 Ramadan for alternative date. 19 Ramadan: May 12, 2020 One of three dates used by Shia Muslims for Laylat al-Qadr: See notes for 23 Ramadan 20 Ramadan: May 13, 2020 Conquest of Mecca: Shia day of remembrance 21 Ramadan: May 14, 2020 Martyrdom of Imam Ali, also one of the dates used by Sunnis for Laylat al-Qadr, see 27 Ramadan entry.

  3. Islamic holidays - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

  4. Eid al-Adha in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Eid al-Adha is a festival celebrated by Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world on the 10th day of the Hijri month of Dhu al-Hijja. It is one of two official holidays celebrated in Islam (the other is Eid al-Fitr). [1] It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah's command.

  5. Bayram (Turkey) - Wikipedia

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    Cabotage Day is coasting festival for the anniversary of Turkish coasting independence (cabotage rights). Every First July (1926) [7] Turkism Day, 3 May (1945) Democracy and National Unity Day, 15 July (2016) Former national festival. Freedom and Constitution Day ("Hürriyet ve Anayasa Bayramı"), May 27 (1960) İyd-i Millî, 23 July (1909)

  6. Day of Arafah - Wikipedia

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    The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. [4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha. [5]

  7. Eid - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Shab-e-Barat - Wikipedia

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    Shab-e-Barat (lit. ' Barat Night '), Cheragh-e-Barat, Berat Kandili, or Nisfu Syaaban (Southeastern Asian Muslims) is a Mid-Sha'ban related cultural celebration celebrated in many South Asian, Central Asian, South East Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim countries, on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.