The following holidays are observed among Muslim communities throughout the
world:
'Eid al-Fitr - also
known as the Little Feast, marks the end of the great fast of Ramadan. It
is on the first day of Shawwal.
'Eid al-Adha - Feast
of Sacrifice, also known as the Great Feast, 70 days after Eid al-Fitr, on
the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah.
Ra's al-Sannah -
New Year's Festival, falls on the first of the month of Muharram.
Mawlid an-Nabi -
the Prophet's Birthday, is celebrated on the 12th day of the month of Rabi'
al-Awwal.
Eid Mubarak!! Happy Eid!!
The Islamic Bulletin
P.O. Box 410186, San Francisco, CA 94141-0186
info@islamicbulletin.org
