Eid prayers

Also known as Salat al-Eid

prayer which is practiced on the first days of Islamic Ramadan and Adha festivals in the morning

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Official name: صلاة العيد
Also called: Holidays prayer
Observed by: Muslims
Type: Islamic
Significance: A Muslim prayer offered to Allah yearly in Eids.
Begins: Duha
Ends: Zenith - Noon
Date: Cycles according to the Islamic lunar calendar
Frequency: Yearly
Related to: Salah , Friday Prayer , Eid al-Fitr , Eid al-Adha

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vocalized name: صَلَاةُ ٱلْعِيدِ
title: صلاة العيد
Commons category: Eid prayers

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Eid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid (Arabic: صلاة العيد), are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition. The literal translation of the word "Eid" in Arabic is "festival" or "feast" and is a time when Muslims congregate with family and the larger Muslim community to celebrate.

There are generally two central Eids that take place in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar (hence the additional name Ṣalāt al-’Īdayn (Arabic: صلاة العيدين "Prayer of the Two Eids"):