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Eid Al Adha will be marked across the UAE on August 11, Sunday.
The crescent for the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar Zul Hijjah was sighted on Thursday evening by an observatory in Saudi Arabia and various bodies, making Friday - August 2, the first day of Zul Hijjah.
Accordingly, the Day of Arafat, which is the day of Haj that falls a day before Eid Al Adha is on Aug 10, Saturday.
Supreme Court: the stand at Arafa Mount on the outskirts of Makkah, the peak of Hajj ritual, falls on Saturday, 10th of August 2019 and the blessed Eid Al-Adh-ha falls on the next day, that's Sunday, August 11, 2019.#SPAGOVAs per previous announcements by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, the Day of Arafat and the three days that follow, August 11 to 13, will be an official holiday for both private and public sector employees.
- SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) August 1, 2019
#BREAKING: Dhu al-Hijjah crescent reportedly seen in #SaudiArabia's Tumair observatory, marking the beginning of the month in which the Islamic ritual of #Haj takes place. pic.twitter.com/m5brqgklsj
- Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) August 1, 2019
Breaking: Dhu al-Hijjah crescent reportedly seen in Saudi Arabia's Tumair observatory, marking the beginning of the month in which the Islamic ritual of Hajj takes place. https://t.co/oHRZmibIEW pic.twitter.com/AOGKaYvIOFEid Al Adha, or the 'festival of sacrifice', marks the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son out of faith to Allah.
- Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 1, 2019
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