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Eid & Islamic Holidays

Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, qurbani, Hajj and the Islamic calendar. Short, honest answers for new Muslims.

What is the month of Rajab?

Rajab is the seventh Islamic month and one of the four sacred months. Learn about Isra and Mi'raj, fasting in Rajab and getting ready for Ramadan.

To ask your child's school to recognize Eid, email the teacher early with expected dates, request an authorized absence and offer a class activity.

No, qurbani done before the Eid prayer doesn't count; it's just meat. When the time starts and ends, the four schools, and qurbani abroad.

No, the month of Safar is not unlucky. The Prophet said "no Safar", rejecting the old omen, so weddings, travel and new plans are all fine in Safar.

Yes, kids can watch the qurbani slaughter; Islam doesn't forbid it. How to decide by age, prepare them, and options in Europe and the USA.

Qurbani animals are sheep, goats, cows (incl. buffalo) and camels. Minimum ages, defects that disqualify an animal, and sharing a cow by seven.

Yes, a Muslim woman can slaughter the qurbani animal herself, even on her period. The evidence, doing it yourself, and Western laws.

The sacred months in Islam are Dhul Qa'dah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab. Learn why they are sacred and what Muslims do in them.

Yes, you can do qurbani if you have debt, as long as debts that are due are paid first. How mortgages, student loans and the Hanafi nisab rule apply.

Qurbani meat is usually divided into three parts: your family, relatives and friends, and the poor. What's required, what's flexible, and tips.

Yes, slaughtering your own qurbani is Sunnah, but in the West local law often requires a licensed abattoir. What's allowed and how to do it well.

Yes, most scholars say you can give qurbani meat to non-Muslims, like family and neighbours. Where the schools differ and how to share it well.