What are the major religious holidays in Islam?

Question

I am at school,and hungry. =(
Atheisteyecandy probably has some tea to sip on....while I have nothing.
Oh,yeah,the question.....

Answer 1

but ramming day they but rama day

Answer 2

Ramadan, which is a holy month of fasting, takes place this year from Sept 12 - Oct 12, which is also the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Go here to find others:
http://www.islamicfinder.org/Hcal/special_days.php

Answer 3

Aidifitri, the end of Ramadhan fasting,

Aidiladha, the day Abraham nearly sacrificed Ishmael,

Muhammad's Birthday,

Hmmm, what else?

Answer 4

there are some that people celebrate back in their home countries, where religion is more popular. but the two major holidays are Eid-al-Adha (celebration of Hajj and when Ibrahim obeyed Allah and almost sacrificed his son, but Allah saved his son) and Eid-al-Fitr (after Ramadan).

Answer 5

Muslim holidays generally celebrate the events of the life of Islam's main prophet, Muhammad, especially the events surrounding the first hearing of the Quran. 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.

Contents [hide]
1 Friday and Jumu'ah
2 Ramadan
3 Eid Al-Fitr
4 Eid Al-Adha
5 Ashura
6 Islamic New Year
7 Mawlid an-Nabi
8 Laylat al-Qadr
9 Laylat ul Isra and Miraj
10 Laylat ul Bara'ah
11 Jumu'ah-tul-Wida
12 Eid-e-Ghadeer
13 References
14 External links



[edit] Friday and Jumu'ah
Main article: Friday Prayer
Friday is an important day in the life of a Muslim and it is believed that any devotional acts done on this day gain a higher reward. This day however should not be understood as a Sabbath, for Muslims reject the belief that God rested after Creation. The reason for the selection of Friday is due to the belief that Adam was created on that day. Believers attend congregational prayer at the local mosque, perform prayer and listen to a sermon by the Imam. When the holidays occur, it is according to the lunar Islamic calendar. This calendar does not correct for the fact that the lunar year does not match the solar year. Therefore, the Islamic months precess each year; they shift relative to the Gregorian calendar by about 11 days.


[edit] Ramadan
Main article: Ramadan
Ramadan is the month in which Muslims must fast during daylight hours.


[edit] Eid Al-Fitr
Main article: Eid Al-Fitr
Eid (عيد) is the Arabic word for feast. Eid ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر) is the holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan and the month-long fast. During Ramadan, Muslims all over the world fast from dawn (before sun rise) to sun down, having their first daily meal at sun down prayer time. The purpose of fasting is to teach Muslims patience and humility, as well as to remind Muslims that they are fortunate and should help the needy and less fortunate. After sun down of the last day of Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr starts. In the early morning of the first day of Shawwal (first day of the Eid), Muslims perform a ritual prayer called the Eid prayer. Sweets, food, and non-alcoholic drinks are distributed in mosques and houses. Celebrations extend up to three days in Islamic countries.


[edit] Eid Al-Adha
Main article: Eid Al-Adha
Eid ul-Adha (عيد الأضحى), also called the big holiday, falls approximately 70 days after Eid ul-Fitr and is celebrated in honor of the prophet Abraham when he intended to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a proof of his loyalty to God. Eid ul-Adha is translated into English as "The Feast of Sacrifice", when Muslims all over the world present an animal (usually a cow or a sheep) sacrifice as a gratitude action for God saving the Prophet Ismail's life. The slaughtered animal meat is divided into thirds, one for the person who is presenting the beast, one to be distributed to his poor relatives, and the last third for the needy, regardless of their religion, race, or nationality. As with Eid ul-Fitr, there is an early morning prayer for the Eid, and celebrations are extended for Four days.

It falls two months and 10 days after the Little Feast. Those who are economically able to make a pilgrimage to Mecca do so just before this date, on the Hajj.





[edit] Ashura
Main article: Ashura
Ashura is celebrated on the ninth and tenth day of Muharram on the Islamic Calendar. Ashura is an Arabic word meaning "ten", and it is a day of optional fasting. Jews in the city of Madina fasted only one day, (on Yom Kippur) so the Prophet Muhammad would fast two. This is the day on which God saved Moses and the Israelites from Pharaoh in Egypt as he crossed the Red Sea (the Exodus day). According to Islamic tradition Muhammad fasted along with the neighboring Jewish communities on this occasion, and according to narrations, Muhammad planned on fasting on the 9th and 10th of Muharram. (According to Judaism the Israelites left Egypt on the first day of Passover, and they crossed the Sea of Reeds on the next morn, both of which are celebrated as holidays with meals.) This is also the day on which Muhammad's grandson, Husayn ibn Ali, was killed according to tradition in the Battle of Karbala. For Shi'a Muslims this is a day of mourning. Many Sunni Muslims also commemorate this event, albeit in a less dramatic fashion than the Shi'a.





[edit] Islamic New Year
Main article: Islamic New Year
The 1st of Muharram is the New Year on the Islamic Calendar. In Arabic, the new year is called, "R'as as-Sana." It is not generally celebrated as an official Islamic holiday, although many Muslim communities have devised or revived some kind of new year ritual celebration.





[edit] Mawlid an-Nabi
Main article: Mawlid an-Nabi
Mawlid an-Nabi (Arabic for "The birth of the prophet") celebrates Prophet Muhammad's birthday. It is on the twelfth of Rabi Al-Awwal on the Islamic Calendar. This occasion was not celebrated in the early times of Islam and is therefore unevenly celebrated today, with great and festive celebrations in many Muslim countries (i.e. Egypt and Turkey) and none in others (i.e. Saudi Arabia). Poetry in praise of God and the Prophet are recited with love and devotion. A few scholars, especially of the Wahhabi movement, condemn these festivities as blameworthy innovation because Muhammad and his Companions did not partake.


[edit] Laylat al-Qadr
Main article: Laylat al-Qadr
Laylat al-Qadr is Arabic for "The night of power". It falls on one of the last ten days of Ramadan on an odd numbered day. It is considered the holiest night in the entire month of Ramadan, since it is the night in which the Qur'an was first revealed. It is also considered better than a thousand months [Qur'an 97:1-3]. It is said that if one offers voluntarily worships on that night, all the past sins are forgiven[citation needed].


[edit] Laylat ul Isra and Miraj
Main article: Isra' wa-l-Miraaj
Laylat ul Isra and Miraj is Arabic for "the Night of the Journey and Ascension". It is on 27 of Rajab. It is the night when Muhammad was, according to Hadiths, taken to "the furthest mosque" (generally understood to be Jerusalem) on a Buraq (a beast resembling horse with wings; some people consider it a cherub) and ascended to the highest level of the heavens. It is said that he negotiated with God about the number of prayers, which started at fifty a day, but on his way down he met Moses who asked him to ask for a reduction in the number because the requirement was difficult for Muhammad's people. Muhammad returned to God and several times asked for and was granted a reduction of five prayers, until the number was reduced to five in total, with the blessing that if they were properly performed, the performers would be credited with fifty prayers instead of five.


[edit] Laylat ul Bara'ah
Main article: Laylat ul Bara'ah
Laylat ul Bara'ah is Arabic for "the Night of Freedom from Fire." It occurs on the night between the 14th and 15th of Sha'ban. It is considered a night when Muslims are graced with Divine Mercy and blessings. The night is spent in the recitation of the Qur'an and special prayers.


[edit] Jumu'ah-tul-Wida
Main article: Jumu'ah-tul-Wida
Jumu'ah-tul-Wida (Arabic: جمعة الودع ) occurs on the last Friday in the month of Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr.


[edit] Eid-e-Ghadeer
Main article: Eid-e-Ghadeer
This holiday is when the Holy Prophet announced that Hazrat Ali was to be the caliph after his death. On this occasion he said that of all people hes the master than Ali ibn-e- Abi Talib is also the master of them.