FEAST DAYS

Arabic ʿīd ( عيد‎ ); dual ʿīdān ; plural aʿyād . The two great festivals of the Muḥammadans are, the ʿĪdu ʾl-Fit̤r , and the ʿĪdu ʾl-Aẓḥā . The other festivals which are celebrated as days of rejoicing are, the Shab-i-Barāt , or the fifteenth day of Shaʿbān; the Nau-Roz , or New Year’s day; the Ak͟hir-i-Chahār Shamba , or the last Wednesday of the month of Ṣafar; the Laylatu ʾr-Rag͟hāʾib , or the first Friday in the month of Rajab; the Maulūd , or the birthday of Muḥammad. An account of these feasts is given under their respective titles.