Islamic Holidays
Like many religions around the world, Islam has holidays unique to it.
Five of the major holidays/celebrations include:
Five of the major holidays/celebrations include:
Al-Hijra |
Mawlid |
Ramadan
Ramadan Illustration by Mohamed Hassan is under CC0 1.0 license.
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Eid al-Fitr
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Eid al-Adha
"Eid al-Adha" Fitr by suhailsuri is under Pixabay license.
The Lunar Calendar
Islamic holidays follow the Lunar Calendar, so they do not always fall on the same dates annually on the calendar used in the Western World, the Gregorian calendar.
This video helps demonstrate the use of the Lunar calendar in Islam:
