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This article forms part of the seriesIslam |
| Vocabulary of Islam |
| Five Pillars |
| Profession of faith |
| Prayer – Alms |
| Fasting |
| Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Holy Cities |
| Mecca – Medina |
| Jerusalem |
| Najaf – Karbala |
| Events |
| Hijra – Islamic calendar – Eid ul-Fitr |
| Eid ul-Adha – Aashura – Mosque – Minaret |
| Mihrab – Kaaba |
| Religious |
| Muezzin – Imam – Mullah |
| Ayatollah – Mufti |
| People & Groups |
| Seyd |
| Texts and laws |
| Qur'an – Hadith – Sunnah |
| Sura – Fiqh – Fatwa |
| Sharia – Sunni – Shi'a |
| Kharijite |
| Maddhabs |
| Hanafi – Maliki |
| Shafi'i – Hanbali |
| Sects |
| Wahhabism – Salafism |
| Twelvers – Ismailism |
| Mu'tazili – Druze |
| Asharism – Sufism |
Eid ul-Adha is second in the series of Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah.
On this day Muslims sacrifice animals which have been deemed Halaal, or fit for sacrifice. They not only eat the meat themselves but distribute it amongst their neighbours, relatives and the poor and hungry.
It is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Hajj (Dhul-Hajj)after the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This happens to be 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.
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