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In Muslim communities, Eid' (Arabic: عيد ) is the name of two Islamic festivals: Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. ...

  • Eid ul-Adha, commemorating the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah, held on the tenth day of Hajj.

Eid is an Arabic word, meaning "festival" or "festivity". but there is still a question. When is Eid? Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر, Persian: عید فطرTurkish: Ramazan Bayramı / Şeker Bayramı) , often abbreviated as simply Eid, sometimes spelled Eid al-Fitr, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. ... Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. ... The fourth pillar of Islam which is fasting is also called Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadhan) – or Ramzan in several countries – and it is the ninth month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, established in the year 638. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Gāhshomāri-ye Hejri; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان) or Kurban Bayramı (Turkish) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ... It has been suggested that Abraham (Hebrew Bible) be merged into this article or section. ... Allah is the Arabic language word referring to God, the Lord and, literally according to the Quran, to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Abrahamic religions. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Gāhshomāri-ye Hejri; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...


In Turkish, these celebrations are called Bayram. Bayram means "feast" in Turkish and usually in the international community (especially among non-Muslims) bayram (Turkish) is used rather than Arabic forms. The Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) is a non-government organisation aimed at highlighting and developing collaborative research activities between Europe (European countries and the European Union) and Australia. ...


In modern Iran, Eid usually refers to Nowrooz (when it is used alone). It is also used in compound terms such as Eid-e-Ghadir (Ghadir Khom), Eide-e-Fetr (Eid ul-Fitr), Eid-e-Qorban (Eid ul-Adha), and Eid-e-Mab'as. Norouz (also spelled Norooz, Noruz, Naw-Rúz or Nowrouz) is the traditional Iranian festival of the New Year which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. ... It has been proposed below that Ghadir Khom be renamed and moved to Ghadire Khumm. ... Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر, Persian: عید فطرTurkish: Ramazan Bayramı / Åžeker Bayramı) , often abbreviated as simply Eid, sometimes spelled Eid al-Fitr, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. ... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان) or Kurban Bayramı (Turkish) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ...


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Eid -ul- Fitr is comparatively a new festival and is not as old as Eid -ul-Azha.
Mihirjana and the Nauruje festivals celebrated by the people of Arabia prior to the holly prophet's (Peace be upon him) hijrat to Medina were mere Arabic versions of the two great festivals of the Zoroastrians namely, Mihirjana and the Nawroze respectively.
The general scheme of celebration of Nauroze and Meherjan not only laid emphasis on the artificial differences between rich and poor, haves and have-nots, which was not all compatible with the concept of equality in Islam, but it normally led people to drunken orgies, frequently ending in brawls and bloodshed.
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