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  2. Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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    Outside the Muslim-majority regions, only Muslims are entitled to a one-day holiday. In Xinjiang province, Eid al-Fitr is even celebrated by the Han Chinese population. During the holiday, supplies of mutton, lamb and beef are distributed to households as part of a welfare program funded by government agencies, public and private institutions ...

  4. Islamic holidays - Wikipedia

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    Islam. There are two main holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Every year, the Gregorian dates of ...

  5. Everything to Know About Eid al-Adha, the Most Significant ...

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    On the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth and final month. Specifically, it takes place on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah. There are two major Muslim holidays per ...

  6. What is Eid al-Fitr and how is it being celebrated? - AOL

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    There are two Eids celebrated each year in the Islamic calendar. On Monday, Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, when Muslims are encouraged to engage in dawn-to-dusk ...

  7. Eid al-Adha - Wikipedia

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    Islamic culture. Eid al-Adha ( Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized : ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, lit. 'Feast of Sacrifice') is the second of the two main holidays in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar.

  8. What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic ... - AOL

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    Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan comes as the latest Israel-Hamas war has killed thousands of Palestinians, left much of Gaza in ruins and created a ...

  9. Ashura - Wikipedia

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    Category:Prophecy in Islam. Islam portal. v. t. e. Ashura ( Arabic: عَاشُورَاء, ʿĀshūrāʾ, [ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ]) is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Sunni Muslims, Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the ...