Eid al-Fitr

عيد الفطر

The festival closing Ramadan on 1 Shawwal — the Eid prayer, zakat al-fitr, feasts and visits; the Muslim world's widest celebration.

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Sacred timeWorship and the pillarsFood of Ramadan and the feasts

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Eid al-Adha· Prayer in early Islam before the Night Journey· Command, prohibition and capacity· The days of Tashriq· The five pillars of Islam· The lawful, the unlawful and the doubtful· Islam (the religion and the term)· The Kawsaj

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islam.museum contributors. “Eid al-Fitr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/eid-al-fitr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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Eid al-Adha

The festival of sacrifice on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah at the close of the Hajj — the udhiyah, its distribution, and the Eid prayer.