Today special day | Eid al Adha
Today's special day is 12 August 2018 Zul hajj moon going to be sighted in India.
the month Zul hijjah is mostly known for the Eid al Adha. The 10th day of zil hijjah is celebrated as the Eid al Adha. Eid al Adha is also called the festival of sacrifice. It is an event in which the Muslims
make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque and may sacrifice an animal known as Qurbani by following the path of prophet Ibrahim(A.s).
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Eid al Adha
Eid al Adha is of 3 to 4 days festival falls on the 10th day of Zul hijjah. It starts from the evening of the 10th day of Zul hijjah ends up to 12th to 13 evenings of Zul hijjah. The Islamic or Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. Hence the dates of Eid al Adha year to year drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year in the international calendar.
Eid al Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the sunnah of Ibrahim(A.s) to follow the to
What people do
Muslims make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque and may sacrifice an animal to commemorate the Ibrahim(A.s) sunnah. Muslims also wear new clothes to meet their family members and visit relatives. They also give money to the poorer for helping poorer and bring happiness.
The meat of the Qurbani is divided into 3 proportions. The second part is distributed among relatives and companions. The third part is given to the poor and needy people.
In the period around Eid al Adha, many Muslims travel to Mecca and the surrounding area in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
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Quick facts
- Eid al Adha is three to the four-day Islamic festival
- from the zul hijjah moon sighting to the day of Qurbani, especially it is not permissible to cut nails and hairs if the person is deciding to perform the sunnah of Qurbani.
- It is also known as Bakr-eid.
- Rules of thirds for meat distribution.
