Muslim Holidays
Muslim holidays are mostly based around the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, especially the events surrounding the first hearing of the Qur'an. Islam has two main holidays, Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. The way that holidays are recognized can vary across cultures, as well as across sects of Islam, Sunni and Shia. Muslim holidays generally follow the lunar calendar, and thus move each year relative to the solar calendar.The Islamic calendar has 12 months and 354-355 days. Sunni and Shia lunar calendars do not always coincide: sometimes a Shia holiday and the same Sunni holiday occur on two different days, typically two successive ones. The Execution of Saddam Hussein was carefully timed to avoid the Shia Eid ul-Adha, but the Sunni holiday began on the day of his death.
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Muslim Holidays
Muslim holidays are mostly based around the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, especially the events surrounding the first hearing of the Qur'an.
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Footnotes on the calculation of Muslim calendar public holidays ... The prediction of holidays based on the Muslim Calendar. This page provides additional information needed to ...
