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Monday 14 Sep 2015 - 11:12 Makkah mean time-1-12-1436
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Jeddah, (IINA) - The majority of Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid Al-Adha, which crowns the Hajj pilgrimage, on Thursday September 24, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Adha, one of two important religious holidays observed by Muslims around the world, will start on Thursday, a day earlier than expected.
The announcement was made after theKingdom’s official moon-sighting body watched for the Dhul Hijjah crescent, which is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.
Eid al-Adha honors the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, Ismail as an act of submission to God’s command. Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, is the other religious festival for Muslims. Eid celebrations start after performing the standing on Arafat by the Haj pilgrims.
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