Eid as a name may refer to:
Islamic holidays
An Eid is a
Muslim religious festival:
* ''Eid Milad un Nabi'', alternate name for
Mawlid (, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
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Eid al-Fitr ( ', "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
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Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's com ...
( ', "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:
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Eid al-Ghadir
Eid al-Ghadir ( ar, عید الغدیر, ʿīd al-ghadīr, feast of the pond) is an Islamic commemorative holiday, and is considered to be among the significant holidays of Shi'ite Muslims. The Eid is held on 18 Dhul-Hijjah at the time when the ...
, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
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Eid al-Mubahila
The Event of Mubahala () was a meeting between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a Christian delegation from Najran (present-day Saudi Arabia), in the month of Dhu'l-Hijja, 10 AH (October 631, October 631–32, October 632–33), where Muhamm ...
, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
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Eid-e-Shuja'
Omar Koshan ( fa, عمرکشان, "the Killing of Umar"), also known as Jashn-e Hazrat-e Zahra ("Celebration of Fatima al-Zahra'") or Eid-e-Shuja' ("Feast of the Courageous One") is a yearly festival held by some Twelver Shi'i Muslims in Iran. ...
, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
Places
Norway
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Eid, Norway
Eid is a former municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Nordfjordeid was the administrative center of the municipality. Other larger villages in Eid includ ...
, a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county
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Eid, Hordaland
Eid is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1838 until 1855 and it is now part of Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county. The municipality encompassed most of the is ...
, a former municipality in Hordaland county
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Eid, Møre og Romsdal
Eid is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located along the Romsdalsfjorden in the north-central part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The adm ...
, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
Scotland
* Eid, the Shetland dialect name for
Aith
Aith, ( Shetland dialect: Eid, Old Norse: ''Eið'', meaning Isthmus, cf Eday), is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some west of Lerwick.
Aith lies on the B9071 that runs s ...
, Shetland
See also
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EID (disambiguation)
Eid as a name may refer to:
Islamic holidays
An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:
* ''Eid Milad un Nabi'', alternate name for Mawlid (, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
* Eid al-F ...
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