Friday 5 May
The Feast of Sacrifice — the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj. It runs through the Days of Tashriq to the 13th, on all of which fasting is forbidden.
عيد الأضحى
Eid al-Adha 2028
The feast during the Hajj that remembers Abraham’s readiness to give up his son.
In 2028 it falls on Friday 5 May, in Sunni and Shia practice alike.
Like every day of the Hijri year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Hijri dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Friday 5 May
The Feast of Sacrifice, during the Hajj. It runs through the Days of Tashriq, on which fasting is forbidden.
The season
The days around it
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Thursday 4 May · Sunni
Day of Arafah
The day of the Hajj standing at Arafah — a recommended fast for those not on pilgrimage.
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Thursday 4 May · Shia
Day of Arafah
The day of the standing at Arafah, kept with the Du'a of Arafah of Imam Husayn. A recommended fast for those not on pilgrimage.
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Saturday 13 May · Shia
Eid al-Ghadir
Ghadir Khumm — the day the Prophet ﷺ appointed Ali as mawla before the returning pilgrims. The greatest of the Eids on this branch, and a recommended fast.
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Friday 19 May · Shia
Day of Mubahala
The day of the mutual imprecation with the Christians of Najran, which the Prophet ﷺ came out to with Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn. A recommended fast.
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