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What is Eid ul-Adha Festival?

    In 2022, the Eid ul Adha date falls from Saturday 9 July to Wednesday 13 July, beginning with Eid Salaah and ending with Qurbani. This is a time when Muslims come together globally to give praise to Allah (SWT) and to give help to one another in the form of generous donations. What is Eid ul-Adha Festival? Eid ul Adha is the celebration where Muslims everywhere remember the ultimate sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim (AS) was prepared to make. The Qurbani Eid story states that, in a submission to Allah’s (SWT) will and defiance of the Devil Shaitan, the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) went to the top of Mount Arafat to sacrifice his son, Prophet Ismail (AS). At the final moment, Allah (SWT) miraculously moved the boy to safety and replaced his place on the altar with an animal– a ram. Eid ul-Adha happens every year in the holy month of Dhu-al-Hijjah, the month of the Hajj, but since the Islamic calendar is lunar rather than solar, it moves around the Gregorian calendar year, sometimes by as