Muslim Holidays - Explaining the Two Major Islamic Holy Days

By Agus Rahman





There are only two universally accepted holidays in Islam. By universal, I mean both Sunni and Shia Muslims celebrate them equally. These two holidays are Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.

Primary, let me break down the terminology.

- The word "Eid" in Arabic, only means "celebration" or "festival. "

- "Fitr" means "breaking the fast" and "Adha" means "sacrifice. "

So, Eid