Islamic holidays
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Islamic holidays are religious observances in Islam that mark significant spiritual, historical, and ritual events in the Muslim calendar, such as major festivals, days of worship, and commemorations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic holidays canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2115957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Islamic holidays Context triple: [Day of Arafah, category, Islamic holidays]
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A.
Islamic lunar calendar
The Islamic lunar calendar is a purely lunar, 12‑month religious calendar used by Muslims worldwide to determine the dates of Islamic holidays, rituals, and events.
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B.
Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
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C.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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D.
Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Islamic holidays Target entity description: Islamic holidays are religious observances in Islam that mark significant spiritual, historical, and ritual events in the Muslim calendar, such as major festivals, days of worship, and commemorations.
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A.
Islamic lunar calendar
The Islamic lunar calendar is a purely lunar, 12‑month religious calendar used by Muslims worldwide to determine the dates of Islamic holidays, rituals, and events.
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B.
Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
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C.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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D.
Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic culture topic
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religious holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Qur'an recitation
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charity ⓘ communal gatherings ⓘ congregational prayer ⓘ distribution of meat to the poor ⓘ fasting ⓘ night prayers ⓘ processions in some communities ⓘ religious lectures ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ sacrifice of animals ⓘ special meals ⓘ visiting relatives ⓘ |
| basedOnCalendar | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | Hijri calendar ⓘ |
| dateShiftsInGregorianCalendar | true ⓘ |
| followMoonSighting | true ⓘ |
| haveShiaSpecificObservances | true ⓘ |
| haveSunniSpecificObservances | true ⓘ |
| includeCommemorations | true ⓘ |
| includeFastingDays | true ⓘ |
| includeFeastDays | true ⓘ |
| legalStatusVariesByCountry | true ⓘ |
| linkedToEventType |
historical events
ⓘ
ritual events ⓘ spiritual events ⓘ |
| linkedToFigure |
Abrahamic prophets
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Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| majorCategory |
Day of Arafah
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surface form:
Arafah Day
Ashura ⓘ Eid al-Adha ⓘ Eid al-Fitr ⓘ Islamic New Year ⓘ Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
Laylat al-Qadr ⓘ Mawlid ⓘ Ramadan ⓘ
surface form:
Ramadan observances
Tasua ⓘ mid-Sha'ban ⓘ |
| publicHolidayInManyMuslimMajorityCountries | true ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scope | observed by Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| shiftPerYearInGregorianCalendar | about 10 to 11 days earlier ⓘ |
| usedForCommunityIdentity | true ⓘ |
| usedForReligiousEducation | true ⓘ |
| varyBySect | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Islamic holidays Description of subject: Islamic holidays are religious observances in Islam that mark significant spiritual, historical, and ritual events in the Muslim calendar, such as major festivals, days of worship, and commemorations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.