Eid

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Eid or EID may refer to:

Islamic terms

• Eid, meaning "festival" or "holiday" in Arabic, can refer to a number of Muslim holidays, but without a full name is most likely to refer to Eid al-Fitr
  • Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
  • Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, "Feast of the Sacrifice"), celebrated to commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God
  • Eid Milad an-Nabi (عيد ميلاد النبي ʿĪd Mīlād an-Nabī, "Festival of the Birth of the Prophet"), one of several names for Muhammad
  • Eid al-Milad (عيد الميلاد ʿĪd al-Mīlād, "Festival of the Birth"), Arabic phrase for birthday
  • Eid al-Ghadeer, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
  • Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
  • Eid-e-Shuja', an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
• Eid prayers, the special prayer offered in both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

Places

• Eid, Norway, municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
• Eid, Hordaland, former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
• Eid, Møre og Romsdal, former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Acronyms

• Ecological interface design, design framework ems
• Electronic identity card, smartcard used for proof of identity
• Emerging infectious disease, term for an increasingly prevalent infectious disease
• Emotional instability disorder, psychological condition formerly known as borderline personality disorder (BPD)

See also

• Eide (disambiguation)
• Ede (disambiguation)

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