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Eid al-Adha (Arabic:
عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥā) is a religious festival celebrated by
Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim's (Abraham's)
willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for Allah, but a voice from
heaven allows Ibrahim to sacrifice a goat instead. It is one of two
Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha
also begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khuṭba).
Eid al-Adha is 4 days long and starts on the 10th day of the month
of Dhul Hijja (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar. This is the
day after the pilgrims in Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in
Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. It
happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of
Ramadan.
Other names for
Eid al-Adha
Eid-ul-Adha (Adha Eid) has other popular names across the Muslim
world, such as Eid el-Kibir in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and
Libya; Tfaska Tamoqqart in the Berber language of Jerba; and Tabaski
or Tobaski in some parts of Africa; Babbar Sallah in Nigeria and
West Africa; Ciidwayneey in Somalia and Somali speaking regions of
Kenya and Ethiopia.
In India and Pakistan it is also called Bakra Eid, where the goat is
the animal most likely to be sacrificed. In Bangladesh it is called
either ঈদ-উল-আজহা Id-ul-Azha or কোরবানী ঈদ Korbani Id. In South
Africa it is also called Bakri Eid (or simply Bakrid in India). The
Indonesian term is Idul Adha.
In Turkey it is often referred to as the Kurban Bayramı or
"Sacrifice Feast". Similarly, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and
Bulgaria it is referred as Kurban Bajram. In Kazakhstan, it is
referred to as Qurban Ait. In Kurdish it is called Cejna Qurbanę[1].
In Afghanistan it is called "Eid-e-Qurban" by Dari-speakers and "Loy
Akhtar" (literally, "Big Eid") or "Qurbanay Akhtar" by
Pashto-speakers. This Eid is for 4 days. Also known as the bigger
Eid because it is a day longer than Eid-ul-Fitar.
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