Eid ul Adha UK date 2019: Bakra Eid ul Adha is celebrated among the Muslims across the globe to mark Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to God. Eid ul Adha, known as Eid al Adha, Qurbani Eid, Kurbani Bayrami or Bakra Eid is the next festival for Muslims. When is Eid ul Adha in Britain? Eid al Adha or Bakra Eid is marked with sacrifices.
The Muslim festival marks celebration honours Ibrahim, who was about to sacrifice his own son Ishmael as a devotion to Allah. Since, he was about to slit his own son, Allah gave him lamb for the slaughter. This was because of the Ibrahim’s devotion. Well, the Muslim celebrations depend on the sighting of the Moon’s appearance, often known as New Moon.
Since, the moon is expected to be sighted on August 1, the International Astronomical Centre (IAC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia has given the Eid al Adha or Bakra Eid date for Sunday, which is August 11. Eid ul Adha or Bakra Eid is celebrated on Day 10 of Dhu al-Hijjah, which comes on the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar. Traditionally, it lasts for four days, in which the first day of Eid ul-Adha is marked on the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
