Eid as a name may refer to:
Islamic holidays
An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:
- Eid Milad un Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (مَولِد النَّبِي, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
- Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, "Feast of the Sacrifice"), falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day
In addition, Shia Muslims may observe:
- Eid al-Ghadir, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
- Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
- Eid-e-Shuja', an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
Places
Norway
- Eid, Norway, a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county
- Eid, Hordaland, a former municipality in Hordaland county
- Eid, Møre og Romsdal, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
Scotland
- Eid, the Shetland dialect name for Aith, Shetland
See also
- EID (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Eid
- All pages with titles containing Eid
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.