Special Days

The Islamic calendar turns, and each turn brings its own questions. This topic follows the year: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, the Day of Arafah, Muharram and Ashura, and the Hijri New Year. It also covers the months readers ask about by name, and the holidays a family may be invited to. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa. Questions about how a rite is performed usually sit with that rite; this topic keeps the day itself.