Tuesday 24 April
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 2029
The feast during the Hajj that remembers Abraham’s readiness to give up his son.
In 2029: Tuesday 24 April, 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
Tuesday 24 April
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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Monday 23 April · Sunni
Day of Arafah
The day of the Hajj standing at Arafah — a recommended fast for those not on pilgrimage.
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Monday 23 April · Shia
Day of Arafah
The day of the standing at Arafah, kept with the Duʿa of Arafah of Imam Husayn. A recommended fast for those not on pilgrimage.
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Wednesday 2 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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Tuesday 8 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.