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Eid Al Adha 2017 likely on September 1; three-day holiday in UAE?
The Eid celebrations are likely to last for three days.
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This year's Eid Al Adha will likely start on Friday, September 1, 2017, msdar_news tweeted on its Twitter page.
Astronomy and meteorology researcher Ibrahim Al Jarwan said Eid Al Adha is astronomically expected to fall on Friday, September 1, 2017. The new moon of the 21th lunar month of Zul-Hijjah will appear on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:30pm. It shall disappear on Tuesday evening 35 minutes after sunset during which it will be visible on the Western skyline.
In UAE, employees usually get three-day holiday for Eid Al Adha.
The Arafat Waqfa Day will fall on August 31, considering that the Islamic month of Dhu Al Hijja 1438 will begin on August 23. Arafat Day falls on the ninth of the month.
Arafat Day
The second day of the Haj pilgrimage when Muslims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside called Mount Arafat, where Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) is said to have delivered his last sermon. The day after Arafat Day is Eid Al Adha.
Haj: Journey of a lifetime
Eid Al Adha celebrations come after the Haj - the important annual Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah, the holy city in Saudi Arabia.
Haj is the most powerful unifying force in Islam. There is no greater display of Muslim unity than the Haj. It is a grand manifestation of Muslim brotherhood without social and national boundaries.
Read here: Planning for Haj this year? Here's the visa cost
It provides once-in-a-life time opportunity to all Muslims who can afford it wherever he maybe to assemble at the holy city of Makkah where the holy Kaaba is located, for a five-day rituals of worship.
Muslims regardless of nationality, colour and creed get a unique opportunity to meet and exchange views. There is a will to forge the much-needed unity within the Ummah. We do perform all the rituals with religious devotion and spend most of the time in the worship of Allah.
List of public holidays list 2017
Earlier this year the Abu Dhabi government announced the list of public holidays planned for 2017. The following list shows the public holidays in the UAE for the year 2017
| Public holidays in 2017 | |||
| Occasion | Gregorian Year 2017 | Hijri Year 1438 | Holiday Duration |
| New Year | Jan-01 | 1 | |
| Israa wal Miraj Night* | Apr-23 | 26 Rajab | 1 |
| Ramadan expected to begin* | May-27 | 1 Ramadan | - |
| Eid Al Fitr* | Jun-25 | 1 Shawwal | 3 |
| Haj season* | Aug-23 | 1 Dhu Al-Hijjah | - |
| Arafat Day* | Aug-31 | 9 Dhu Al-Hijjah | 1 |
| Eid Al Adha* | Sep-01 | 10 Dhu Al-Hijjah | 3 |
| Hijri New Year's Day* | Sep-22 | 1 Muharram 1439 | 1 |
| Commemoration Day | Nov-30 | 1 | |
| Prophet Mohammed's Birthday* | Nov-30 | 12 Rabi' Al-Awwal | 1 |
| UAE National Day | December 2/3 | 2 | |
The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar. It is based on the phases of the moon. Hence, the exact dates of Islamic events vary from one Gregorian year to another as they depend on the local sightings of the moon
Translated by Ahmed Shaaban/Khaleej Times
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