Eid al-Adha 2027

Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, recalls Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to surrender what was dearest to him in obedience to God.

Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, recalls Prophet Ibrahim's devotion and readiness to obey God. Islamic scripture describes Ibrahim's vision of sacrificing his son and the son's willingness to submit to God's command. Before the sacrifice takes place God provides a great offering instead. The Qur'anic narrative does not name the son in those verses; the identification with Ismail is prominent in later Islamic tradition. The story is understood as a test of faith, trust and mercy, not an endorsement of harm to children.

The festival occurs on the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah during the Hajj season, following the pilgrims' gathering at Arafat. Muslims join communal Eid prayers and those who can afford and lawfully arrange it perform qurbani according to their school of law and local welfare and animal-care requirements. Meat is shared among households, relatives and people in need. Charity and generosity remain meaningful even for Muslims who do not personally perform an animal sacrifice.

Dates follow the Islamic lunar calendar and may differ across countries because of moon-sighting and official calendar conventions. The current database has no Islamic calendar rule; a Hindu tithi or fixed civil date would be incorrect. The narrative should respect religious practices and the central obligation to care for others.

Eid al-Adha is significant to the community that observes it and helps preserve religious, family and cultural continuity.

The Eid prayer, then the qurbani, whose meat is divided in three: the household, relatives and neighbours, and those who need it. The third share is the part that is not optional. Those on Hajj are at Mina on the same day.

Fixed to the Hajj, so the date is set by the Saudi sighting of Dhul Hijjah and is more uniform across countries than Eid al-Fitr. Called Bakrid across the Indian subcontinent, Tabaski in West Africa, and Kurban Bayrami in Turkey and the Balkans.