Eid al-Adha
Islamic holiday on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijja
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Summary
Eid al-Adha is an Islamic holidays[1]. It draws 8,047 Wikipedia views per month (islamic holidays category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: God in Islam[3], Rabb[4], Ilah[5], Allah[6]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[7]
- Instance of: public holiday[8]
- Official language: Arabic[9]
- Named after: sacrifice[10]
- Based on: waḥy[11], Tanzil[12], Qur’an[13], Sunnah[14], hadith[15], prophetic biography[16], Qisas Al-Anbiya[17]
- Follows: Day of Arafat[18]
- Followed by: Tashrik Day[19]
- Location: Muslim world[20], Arab world[21], world[22], worldwide[23]
- Subclass of: Eid[24]
- Has use: worship in Islam[25], eating in Islam[26], drinking in Islam[27], Islamic clothing[28], filial piety in Islam[29], kinship relationships in Islam[30], forgiveness of sins in Islam[31], afw[32], safh[33], rahma[34]
- Commons category: Eid al-Adha[35]
- Language of work or name: Arabic[36], multiple languages[37]
- Commemorates: Ibrahim[38], Ismail[39]
- Significant event: Eid prayers[40], dhabihah[41]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: 10 Dhu al-Hijjah[42]
- Foods traditionally associated: lamb meat[43], beef[44], seviyan[45]
- Main subject: dhikr[46], Dua[47], brotherliness in Islam[48]
- Facet of: Islamic holidays[49]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[52]
- Start point: 10 Dhu al-Hijjah[53]
- Present in work: Qur’an[54], hadith[55], tafsir[56]
- Destination point: 13 Dhu al-Hijjah[57]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/eid-ul-adha[58]
- Name in native language: عِيدُ اَلْأَضْحَى[59], Hari Raya Aidiladha[60], Aidiladha[61]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Eid al-Adha include Bairamcha[62], a village of Ukraine[63], in Ukraine[64], founded in 1807[65].
Why It Matters
Eid al-Adha has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for it include Bairamcha[62], a village of Ukraine[63], in Ukraine[64], founded in 1807[65].