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Eids (Shia)
| Event | Name |
|---|---|
| The day marking the end of the month of Ramazan | Eid ul Fitr |
| The day honoring the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God's command. But, before Abraham could sacrifice his son, God provided a goat to sacrifice instead. | Eid ul Az-haa |
| The day Shias believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Prophet Muhammed, was appointed as the religious authority and leader after the Prophet by Allah (swt). | Eid e Ghadeer |
| The day commemorating a meeting between the Islamic prophet Muhammed and a Christian delegation from Najran (present-day Saudi Arabia), where Muhammad invoked a curse to settle the divinity, or lack thereof, of Jesus (Isa). Instead a truce was formed. | Eid e Mubaaheela |
| The day commemorating the birth of Muhammed | Eid e meela doo naabee |
| choTi Eid | Eid ul Fitr |
| meethi Eid | Eid ul Fitr |
| baRi Eid | Eid ul Az-haa |
| kurbaani | Eid ul Az-haa |