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Eid prayers

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Eid prayers
salah
Part ofIslam Edit
Vocalized nameصَلَاةُ ٱلْعِيدِ Edit
Titleصلاة العيد Edit

Eid prayers, wey dem dey call Salat al-Eid (Arabic: صلاة العيد), be holy holiday prayers inside de Islamic tradition. De literal translation of de word "Eid" for Arabic be "festival" anaa "feast". E be time wey Muslims congregate plus family den de larger Muslim community to celebrate.[1]

Der be generally two central Eids wey dey take place in accordance plus de Islamic lunar calendar (hence de additional name Ṣalāt al-’Īdayn (Arabic: صلاة العيدين "Prayer of de Two Eids"):

  • Eid al-Fitr[2] (Arabic: عيد الفطر), dem sanso know as de "Smaller Eid" be a three-day celebration wey dey mark de end of Ramadan, de Islamic holy month of fasting, den welcaming de new month of Shawwal. Mandatory charity, anaa Zakat, specifically Zakat al-Fitr (Zakat of Eid Al-Fitr) be offered to de poor by every financially-able Muslim (preferably prior to de offering of de prayer) to ensure say those wey be less fortunate sanso fi participate insyd de joyous holiday.
  • Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), de "Greater Eid" anaa "Eid of Sacrifice", be celebrated on de 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah (last month of de Islamic lunar calendar insyd wich de Islamic pillar of Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca be performed). Dis Eid dey follow wat be considered to be de holiest day insyd Islam, Day of Arafah[3] den dey serve as a commemoration of Ibrahim ein obedience den faith wen Allah test am.[4] Able Muslims dey sacrifice an animal (Qurbani) whose provisions be to be distributed among paddies, family, den de poor, in three equal parts as charity.[4] Those wey be unable to offer Qurbani buh meet de requirements for am fi offer a donation of Zakat insyd ein place.[5][6] These obligations apply to every adult Muslim regardless of gender, so long as they meet the requirements of giving.[7] Ein duration be 4 days.

Name variations

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Region/countryLanguageMainRomanised
Arab WorldArabicصلاة العيدṢalāh al-'Eid
Greater AlbaniaAlbanianNamazi i Bajramit
AvaristanAvarГІидалъул какGÍidal"ul kak
Greater PersiaPersian, Dari, Tajikنماز عيد, Намози идNamoz-i-Eid
Russia, Pakistan, India MaldivesHindustani, Punjabi, Russian, Sindhi, Dhivehi عيد نماز, ईद नमाज़, Ид намаз, ޢީދު ނަމާދުEid namāz
ChinaChinese會禮Huì lǐ
Turkey, AzerbaijanTurkish, AzeriBayram namazı
BalkansSerbo-Croatian, BosnianBajram-namaz
BashkortostanBashkirБайрам намаҙҙарыBayram namaz̦z̦ary
KazakhstanKazakhАйт намазыAyt namazı
Laksky, KulinskyLakБайрам-чакBayram-chak
BengalBengaliঈদের নামাজEid er namaz
SwedenSwedishEidbön
IndonesiaIndonesian, JavaneseSalat Id
MalaysiaBahasa MelayuSolat Sunat Hari Raya
KurdistanKurdishنوێژی جێژن
PashtunistanPashtoد اختر لمونځ
Tamil NaduTamilபெருநாள் தொழுகைPerunal thozhugai
ZazaistanZazakiNemacê roşani

References

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  1. ↑ Chitwood, Ken (3 June 2019). "What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate it? 6 questions answered". The Conversation (in English). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Search Results - Search Results - Seven five takbir (page 1) - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ↑ "What Is the Day of 'Arafah and Why Is it Important?". Zakat Foundation of America. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. 1 2 "Eid al-Adha". History (in English). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Who is Qurbani Compulsory on?". International Learning Movement (in English). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha – What is the Difference?". Muslim Aid (in English). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Obligations of Eid-ul-Adha". Daily Sun (in English). July 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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