It is preceded by the "'Arafah" and like a similarly named event it should be opened with two "rakahs" with a few additional takbirs.
It is preceded by the "'Arafah" and like a similarly named event it should be opened with two "rakahs" with a few additional takbirs. Often known as the "Big" or "Greater" one, it can last for three days during which a major meal is cooked but only one third of it is eaten while the other two thirds are given away. Occuring 70 days after the end of Ramada on the 10th day of Zul-Hijjah, its Quranic source is form the surah entitled "The Cow", which is appropriate as rams and cows are often slaughtered for this event. Celebrated by those who cannot complete the Hajj that year, for 10 points identify this festival that commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, an Islamic holiday known as the "Festival of Sacrifice."
It is preceded by the "'Arafah" and like a similarly named event it should be opened with two "rakahs" with a few additional takbirs.
{Eid al}-{Adha}