Islamic holidays
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Islamic holidays are religious observances in Islam that mark significant spiritual, historical, and ritual events in the Muslim calendar, such as major festivals, days of worship, and commemorations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic holidays canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic culture topic
ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Qur'an recitation
ⓘ
charity ⓘ communal gatherings ⓘ congregational prayer ⓘ distribution of meat to the poor ⓘ fasting ⓘ night prayers ⓘ processions in some communities ⓘ religious lectures ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ sacrifice of animals ⓘ special meals ⓘ visiting relatives ⓘ |
| basedOnCalendar | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | Hijri calendar ⓘ |
| dateShiftsInGregorianCalendar | true ⓘ |
| followMoonSighting | true ⓘ |
| haveShiaSpecificObservances | true ⓘ |
| haveSunniSpecificObservances | true ⓘ |
| includeCommemorations | true ⓘ |
| includeFastingDays | true ⓘ |
| includeFeastDays | true ⓘ |
| legalStatusVariesByCountry | true ⓘ |
| linkedToEventType |
historical events
ⓘ
ritual events ⓘ spiritual events ⓘ |
| linkedToFigure |
Abrahamic prophets
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| majorCategory |
Day of Arafah
ⓘ
surface form:
Arafah Day
Ashura ⓘ Eid al-Adha ⓘ Eid al-Fitr ⓘ Islamic New Year ⓘ Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
Laylat al-Qadr ⓘ Mawlid ⓘ Ramadan ⓘ
surface form:
Ramadan observances
Tasua ⓘ mid-Sha'ban ⓘ |
| publicHolidayInManyMuslimMajorityCountries | true ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scope | observed by Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| shiftPerYearInGregorianCalendar | about 10 to 11 days earlier ⓘ |
| usedForCommunityIdentity | true ⓘ |
| usedForReligiousEducation | true ⓘ |
| varyBySect | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.