Eid

Eid as a name may refer to:

Islamic holidays

An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:

• Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
• Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, "Feast of the Sacrifice"), falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day
• Eid Milad un Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (مَولِد النَّبِي, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

In addition, Shia Muslims may observe:

• Eid al-Ghadir, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
• Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
• Eid-e-Shuja', an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala

People

• Eid (name), list of people with the name

Places

Norway

• Eid, Norway, a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county
• Eid, Hordaland, a former municipality in Hordaland county
• Eid, Møre og Romsdal, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county

Scotland

• Eid, the Shetland dialect name for Aith, Shetland

See also

• EID (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Eid
• All pages with titles containing Eid