Eid -Ul -Adha is one of the special festivals celebrated by . Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid-Ul-Adha in remembrance of prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to God. On Eid-Ul-Adha Muslims sacrifice their domestic animals, like goat, sheep, cow, camel etc. This sacrifice of animals is made by Muslims to pay a tribute to prophet Abraham, as he was ready to sacrifice his son but God gave him a Sheep to sacrifice.
Islamic month starts at end of the day, on the day when lunar crescent comes into view after the new moon that can be seen with a naked eye. It is seen that the observability depends on a number of factors such as:
So the visibility of moon at any place on earth cannot be predicted in advance and therefore this festival of Eid-Ul-Adha is celebrated on different days in several places all over the world.
Since the lunar calendar depicts the date of Eid-Ul-Adha, it is seen that every year Eid-Ul-Adha occurs eleven days before the previous years Eid-Ul-Adha
Weekday | Date | Year | Name |
Mon | Oct 6 | 2014 | Eid ul-Adha |
Fri | Sep 23 | 2015 | Eid ul-Adha |
Tue | Sep 13 | 2016 | Eid ul-Adha |
Fri | Sep 1 | 2017 | Eid ul-Adha |
Tue | Aug 21 | 2018 | Eid ul-Adha |
Sun | Aug 11 | 2019 | Eid ul-Adha |
Fri | July 31 | 2020 | Eid ul-Adha |
Festivals | Date |
Eid-ul-Fitr | 14 June 2018 |
Eid-ul-Adha | 21 August 2018 |
Eid-ul-Milad | 20 November 2018 |
Last Updated: 13th July, 2018 |