Eid
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Eid may be Arabic for "festival" (ˈiːd; Arabic: عيد ‘īd), a Norwegian place name, or an acronym.

Eid or EID may refer to:

Islamic, Arab and Persian festivals

  • Eid ul-Fitr
    Eid ul-Fitr
    Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...

     (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘īdu l-fiṭr "Festival of the Fast Breaking"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
  • Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘īdu l-’aḍḥā "Festival of the Sacrifice"), Greater Eid, or Eid-e Qurban , celebrated to commemorate prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God
  • Eid-e Nowruz (Persian: عید نوروز eyde nowruz), celebrated on Nowruz
    Nowruz
    Nowrūz is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year....

     and marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year as well as the Baha'i year
  • Eid Mubarak
    Eid Mubarak
    Eid Mubarak is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved for use on the festivals of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr. The phrase translates into English as "blessed festival", and can be paraphrased as "may you enjoy a blessed festival" Muslims wish each other Eid Mubarak after performing the Eid prayer...

      (Persian: عید مبارک eyd mobârak, from the Arabic عید مبارﻙ ‘īd mubārak, lit. "bless you on this festival") or ("Have a good blessed festival"), a greeting used by Muslims during Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
  • Eid Milad an Nabi (عيد المولود نبي) ("Festival of the birth of the Prophet"), one of several names for Mawlid
    Mawlid
    Mawlid or sometimes ميلاد , mīlād is a term used to refer to the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which occurs in Rabi' al-awwal,...

  • Eid al-Milad (Arabic: عيد الملاد īdu l-milād "Festival of the Birth"), Arabic phrase for Birthday
    Birthday
    A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...

    .
  • Eid al-Ghadeer
    Eid al-Ghadeer
    Eid al-Ghadeer is a festive day observed by Shia Muslims on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as his immediate successor...

    , the day of Eid for Shia Muslims that marks the nomination of Ali, prophet's cousin, as the successor of the prophet
  • Eid al-Mubahila
    Eid al-Mubahila
    Eid al-Mubahila is annual commemoration of the event of Mubahila occurred on 24th of Dhul-Hijja 9 Hijri corresponding to Wednesday, 6 April 631 CE., On this day when Muhammad and the Christians of Najran gathered to debate - and imprecate - each other....

    , the day of Eid for Shia Muslims that marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with Christians of the time
  • Eid E Shuja
    Eid e shuja
    9th Rabi-al-Awwal 1429 A.H. - Eid-e-Zahra. Also known as Eid-e-Shuja.This is the day of Eid for Shia Muslims and marks the end of the mourning period after the events of the Battle of Karbala. According to Ulema, this is the day when the key murderers of Imam Hussain, Umar ibn Sa'ad and Ubaidullah...

    , the day of Eid for Shia Muslims and marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
  • Eid prayer
    Eid Prayer
    The Eid prayer was prescribed in the first year after the hijra. It is Wajib and Muhammad always performed these prayers.-Procedure:...

     (صلاة العيدين) (salatu'l-`idayn), prescribed in the first year after the hijra

Places

  • Eid, Norway
    Eid, Norway
    Eid is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Nordfjordeid is the administrative center of the municipality. Other larger villages are Mogrenda, Stårheim, Haugen, Kjølsdalen, Heggjabygda, and LoteEid is...

    , municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  • Eid, Hordaland
    Eid, Hordaland
    Eid is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created as Eid formannskapsdistrikt in 1837.In 1855 it was incorporated into Fjelberg. Before the merger Eid had a population of 1,207....

    , former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
  • Eid, Møre og Romsdal
    Eid, Møre og Romsdal
    Eid is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Rauma. The main village in the area is Eidsbygda.-History:...

    , former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Acronyms

  • Ecological interface design
    Ecological interface design
    Ecological interface design is an approach to interface design that was introduced specifically for complex sociotechnical, real-time, and dynamic systems. It has been applied in a variety of domains including process control Ecological interface design (EID) is an approach to interface design...

    , design framework for complex sociotechnical systems
  • Electronic identity card
    Electronic identity card
    The electronic identity card or EIC is a government-issued document for online and offline identification. Belgium, Italy as well as other countries are currently issuing EICs which will replace conventional identity cards in most European countries in the future...

    , smartcard used for proof of identity
  • Emerging infectious disease, term for an increasingly prevalent infectious disease
  • Emotional instability disorder, psychological condition formerly known as borderline personality disorder
    Borderline personality disorder
    Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder described as a prolonged disturbance of personality function in a person , characterized by depth and variability of moods.The disorder typically involves unusual levels of instability in mood; black and white thinking, or splitting; the...

    (BPD).
  • End-to-end distance
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