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Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul-Hijjah): the sacrifice, prayer and sunnahs

Short answerEid al-Adha is the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, remembering the sacrifice of Ibrahim. It includes the Eid prayer and then the udhiyah (sacrifice) of a grazing animal, from which a Muslim eats, gifts and gives in charity. The goal is piety: neither their meat nor blood reaches God.

Next date (expected)Sonntag, 16. Mai 2027
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Date per the Umm al-Qura calendar, confirmed by moon sighting.

The purpose

Quran
لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ مِنكُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمۡ لِتُكَبِّرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Weder ihr Fleisch noch ihr Blut werden Allah erreichen, aber Ihn erreicht die Gottesfurcht von euch. So hat Er sie euch dienstbar gemacht, damit ihr Allah als den Größten preist, daß Er euch rechtgeleitet hat. Und verkünde frohe Botschaft den Gutes Tuenden.

Al-Hajj 22:37
Quran
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنۡحَرۡ

So bete zu deinem Herrn und opfere.

Al-Kawthar 108:2

Sunnahs of the day

  • Bathing, wearing one’s best and the takbir.
  • The Eid prayer, then slaughtering the sacrifice afterwards.
  • Days of Tashriq (11–13 Dhul-Hijjah): eating, drinking and remembering God.

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When is Eid al-Adha 2027?

Expected around 16 May 2027, subject to moon sighting.

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