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Definition of Id al-adha
1. Noun. The 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Id Al-adha
Literary usage of Id al-adha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genocide in Iraq: The Anfal Campaign Against the Kurds by George Black (1993)
"21 But God did not appear to be smiling on the enterprise, and several days after
the 'Id al-Adha the offensive remained stalled. ..."
2. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of by John Henry Blunt (1874)
"The greater Bairam, Id-al-Kurban, or Id-al-Adha (the feast of the sacrifice),
begins the tenth Dzul-Hajjeh, the last month of the year, on which day, ..."
3. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
"The lesser Bairam (Id al-Fitr) and the greater Bairam (Id al-Adha) are two major
Muslim feasts. Bairam is a three-day feast which concludes the fast of ..."
4. Prison Conditions in Egypt by Middle East Watch (Organization), Middle East Watch (Organization (1992)
"... on Fridays, and during the feasts of 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha. • Women
prisoners told MEW that they never had access to prison mosques. ..."
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