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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 ...
30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April - Easter Monday; 1 May - International Workers' Day; 6–7 June – Eid al-Adha; 12 June - Democracy Day; 4 September – Milad un-Nabi; 1 October – Independence Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
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.
The date for Eid al-Adha is subject to sighting the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. ... 2025, and May 26, 2026. All dates are approximate and subject ...
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.
11. May your Eid be meaningful and merry. 12. Sending wishes of peace this Eid. 13. Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones. 14. Eid reminds us of just how delicious life can be.
Date: 29/30 Dhu al-Hijjah – 1 Muharram: 2024 date: 7 – 8 July 2024: 2025 date: 25 – 26 June 2025 (estimated) Part of a series on: Islamic culture; Architecture ...
Date Notes Mawlid: 12 Rabi' al-awwal: Muslim holiday celebrating the birthday of Muhammad. Eid al-Adha: 10 Dhu al-Hijjah: Muslim holiday celebrating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son. Eid al-Fitr: 1 Shawwal: Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting. Good Friday