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Eid usually refers to:
- Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Festival of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
- Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, "Festival of the Sacrifice"), celebrated to commemorate Ibrahim willingness to sacrifice his son for God
Eid or EID may also refer to:
Other Islamic holidays
- Eid Milad an-Nabi (عيد ميلاد النبي ʿĪd Mīlād an-Nabī, "Festival of the Birth of the Prophet"), one of several names for Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam
- 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
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 (eID), 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
- Eid prayers, the special prayer offered in both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
- Eide (disambiguation)
- Ede (disambiguation)
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