What is Eid in Islam?

Eid al-Adha, or 'the feast of the sacrifice', is the second Eid festival of the calendar year, which honours Ibrahim's commitment to God when ordered to offer up his only son - not named in the Qu'ran as Ismail but widely accepted in Islamic literature as so - as a sacrifice. read more

There are two such Eid in Islam. The first is called Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast Breaking). It falls on the first day of Shawwaal, the tenth month of the Muslim year, following the month of Ramadan in which the Glorious Qur’an was revealed and which is the month of fasting. read more

Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‎ ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr]) is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . read more

EID al-Adha marks the end of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. It is one of two Eid celebrations - Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr - and is often considered the holier of the two. read more