Eid al-Fitr, Muslims and Islamic holiday
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In Gaza, this will be the second Eid al-Fitr since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Eid Al Adha 2025 is coming up very soon in the UAE, but how many public holiday days off will we have and when? Here's your Eid holidays 2025 guide.
A Muslim man gave an explanation of Eid for people who might be unaware of this special Islamic occasion and are interested to learn about it. He explained what Eid means and what Muslims do on this day.
The next UAE public holiday is coming up in June – here’s when it falls, what it marks and every other holiday still to come in 2025
This will mean Eid Al Adha 2025 in the UAE is likely to begin on Friday, June 6 and last until Sunday, June 8. The UAE Cabinet said public holidays “cannot be transferred to another day in the event it coincides with another public holiday or falls on the weekend”.
If someone says Eid Mubarak to you, it’s polite to respond by saying ‘Khair Mubarak’, which wishes goodwill on the person who greeted you. You could also say ‘JazakAllah Khair’ which means thank you, but literally translates as ‘May Allah reward you with goodness’.