Eid ul-Azha in Pakistan in 2025


  How long until Eid ul-Azha?
Eid ul-Azha
  Dates of Eid ul-Azha in Pakistan
2026 May 28, May 29, May 30
PakistanSat, May 30National Holiday
PakistanFri, May 29National Holiday
PakistanThu, May 28National Holiday
2025 Jun 7, Jun 8, Jun 9
PakistanMon, Jun 9National Holiday
PakistanSun, Jun 8National Holiday
PakistanSat, Jun 7National Holiday
2024 Jun 17, Jun 18, Jun 19
PakistanWed, Jun 19National Holiday
PakistanTue, Jun 18National Holiday
PakistanMon, Jun 17National Holiday
2023 Jun 29, Jun 30, Jul 1
PakistanSat, Jul 1National Holiday
PakistanFri, Jun 30National Holiday
PakistanThu, Jun 29National Holiday
2022 Jul 8, Jul 9, Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12
PakistanTue, Jul 12National Holiday (additional day)
PakistanMon, Jul 11National Holiday (additional day)
PakistanSun, Jul 10National Holiday
PakistanSat, Jul 9National Holiday (additional day)
PakistanFri, Jul 8National Holiday (additional day)
  Summary

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

  Eid ul-Azha in other countries
Eid ul-Azha internationally

When is Eid al-Adha?

Known as Eid al-Adha, Eid ul Adha, Id-ul-Azha, Id-ul-Zuha, Hari Raya Haji or Bakr-id; the 'Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast of the Muslim calendar.

The festival may also be known as Al Eid Al Kabeer, which means the 'Grand Eid'. It has this more important status as in religious terms as this Eid lasts for four days whereas Eid Al Fitr is one day, even though most countries observe about the same number of public holidays for both Eids.

This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice everything for God.

Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.

As the exact day is based on lunar sightings, the date may vary between countries.

Traditions of Eid Al Adha

Eid al-Adha concludes the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Adha lasts for three days and commemorates Ibrahim's (Abraham) willingness to obey God by sacrificing his son.

The same story appears in the Bible and is familiar to Jews and Christians. One key difference is that Muslims believe the son was Ishmael rather than Isaac as told in the Old Testament. Eid Al Lahma, which means the 'meat Eid'

According to the Quran, Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son when a voice from heaven stopped him and allowed him to make something else as a 'great sacrifice'. In the Old Testament, it is a ram that is sacrificed instead of the son.

In Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet and an ancestor of Muhammad.

During the feast of Eid Al Adha, Muslims re-enact Ibrahim's obedience by sacrificing a cow or ram. The family will eat about a third of the meal a third goes to friends and relatives, and the remaining third is donated to the poor and needy.


The giving of charity in the form of money, food or clothes to the homeless or poor is another key tradition of Eid al Adha.


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