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First of all, Good Morning and Good Day to all our Muslims brothers and sisters.

Wednesday, 27th and Thursday, 28th May 2026 has been declared as public holidays in commemoration of the Muslims feast of Eid-El-Kabir.

I wish all Muslims a happy celebration.

I am a Christian from South South region.

I attends Pentecostal Church.

In recent times particularly from the administration of Late former President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari to the current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu have seen different name being used for the Muslims festivities.

Take for example, Eid-Ul-Adha the Islamic festival that is commencing today used to be celebrated as Eid-El-Kabir but today it is called Eid-Ul-Adha.

Why the name change?

Please what is the difference between the name Eid-Ul-Adha and Eid-El-Kabir ?

Why are Muslims using different name to mean the same thing?

I noticed too.


Let me take the honourable seat of the first to comment on a topic after years of Nairaland membership.💪😁😁

OP, You are definitely not alone, I sent text to some friends and colleagues, using both captions. But in order to stop confusing myself, I finally restricted myself to writing "barka de sallah".

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killing of RAM vs killing anything kill able

You all should join me in celebrating Eid by eating delicious pork meat

wink2015:
First of all, Good Morning and Good Day to all our Muslims brothers and sisters.

Wednesday, 27th and Thursday, 28th May 2026 has been declared as public holidays in commemoration of the Muslims feast of Eid-El-Kabir.

I wish all Muslims a happy celebration.

I am a Christian from South South region.

I attends Pentecostal Church.

In recent times particularly from the administration of Late former President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari to the current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu have seen different name being used for the Muslims festivities.

Take for example, Eid-Ul-Adha the Islamic festival that is commencing today used to be celebrated as Eid-El-Kabir but today it is called Eid-Ul-Adha.

Why the name change?

Please what is the difference between the name Eid-Ul-Adha and Eid-El-Kabir ?

Why are Muslims using different name to mean the same thing?

Eid- ul Adha - Feast of the sacrifice

Eid Ul Kabir - The Greater Eid.

The first is the real name while the former is just a description of it being more celebrated (Hajj Season falls within it) than the one Muslims celebrates after Ramadan.

It is still the same ritual to allah diety in saudi arabia. The new name was just imported now

wink2015:
First of all, Good Morning and Good Day to all our Muslims brothers and sisters.

Wednesday, 27th and Thursday, 28th May 2026 has been declared as public holidays in commemoration of the Muslims feast of Eid-El-Kabir.

I wish all Muslims a happy celebration.

I am a Christian from South South region.

I attends Pentecostal Church.

In recent times particularly from the administration of Late former President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari to the current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu have seen different name being used for the Muslims festivities.

Take for example, Eid-Ul-Adha the Islamic festival that is commencing today used to be celebrated as Eid-El-Kabir but today it is called Eid-Ul-Adha.

Why the name change?

Please what is the difference between the name Eid-Ul-Adha and Eid-El-Kabir ?

Why are Muslims using different name to mean the same thing?

The two names refer to the same Islamic celebration, but they come from different different meanings.

1. Eid al-Adha
This is the original Arabic name.

Eid means festival or celebration

Al-Adha means the sacrifice

So, Eid al-Adha means:
“Festival of Sacrifice”


2. Eid el-Kabir
This name is common in West Africa, especially in countries like Nigeria, Senegal, and nearby regions.
El/Kabir comes from Arabic “Al-Kabīr” meaning:
“The Big” or “The Great”

So Eid el-Kabir means:
“The Big Eid” or “The Greater Festival”

People use this name to distinguish it from Eid al-Fitr, which comes after Ramadan and is often seen as the “smaller Eid.”


Allaahu Knows the Best

Good observation.
I can bet most Non-muslim Nigerians didn't even notice anything.

Muslims have two major religious celebrations:
EID AL FITR (which means festival of the break of fasts) this is after the Ramadan fasts.
EID AL ADHA (which means festival of the sacrifice) to commemorate the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim/Abraham.

EID AL ADHA is the same as EID AL KABIR.
EID AL KABIR means the big festival.
It is referred to as such because many consider it as the bigger of the two.
But the Islamic (and more correct) name is EID AL ADHA.

Hope this answers your question.

I don use Id el-kabir sent to my friends and clients already.

What do I even know?

What of Eid Mubarak? What is the meaning?

TDIsaac:
What of Eid Mubarak? What is the meaning?

(Have a) blessed feast

It's a greeting.

Eid El Kabir simply means - the big Salah. As in, the big festival.

TDIsaac:
What of Eid Mubarak? What is the meaning?

Mubarak > Blessed.

Eid Mubarak >Blessed Eid/Celebration.

All same. Where are the Sallah Ram!

What of Malud Nabir, I don't know if I got the spellings

I am a Christian, but I love Islam because we are the most confused religion on earth.


Come o! I just made a post on Islamic topic without taking the usual Nairaland oath.

Today is sacrifice of animals to their allah, which is an act of idolism by offering animals to the god of Muhammad's family

So what of these:
Unknown

1. Al-Hijra
2. El Maulud

motayoayinde

Known
3. El-Fitr(after fasting)
4. El Kabir(sacrifice) same as Al Ahda

I seek answer to this also

In buhari time it was Eid el kabir cuz Muslims must slaughter ram but in tinubu regeme we could no longer buy rams people started killing chicken that's u the name was changed to Eid-Ul-Adha

themanderon:
I noticed too.


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saintneo:
So what of these:
Unknown

1. Al-Hijra
2. El Maulud

motayoayinde

Known
3. El-Fitr(after fasting)
4. El Kabir(sacrifice) same as Al Ahda

Al-Hijra
It means: The Migration.
It refers to the migration of the prophet Muhammad (saw) and the Muslims from Mecca to Madina due to unbearable persecution of the Muslims by idolaters.

Al-Maulud
Literally means: The Birth.
Actually refers to the birth of Prophet Muhammad (saw) and celebrated as EID AL MAULUD (festival of the birth).
Eid al Maulud is a popular celebration in the Muslim world as Islam does not encourage birthday celebration.

The two festivals in Islam are as previously stated.

There is no difference.
Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-el-Kabir (also spelled Eid al-Kabir or Id-el-Kabir) are two different names for the exact same Islamic festival.

Gboom:
It is still the same ritual to allah diety in saudi arabia. The new name was just imported now

I don't know why you just choose to be ignorant!




You are talking bad about what you don't even have any idea of.


Despite all your hatred for Islam and Muslims, we keep growing stronger in the faith, popularity and population...


Sorry for your losses

IAM4BAT4plus4:
I don't know why you just choose to be ignorant!




You are talking bad about what you don't even have any idea of.


Despite all your hatred for Islam and Muslims, we keep growing stronger in the faith, popularity and population...


Sorry for your losses

Ooto oro bi isokuso. I pray it's never too late for you to realize that you are following the wrong path blindly and with a blind heart too

GreyApple:
What of Malud Nabir, I don't know if I got the spellings

Maulid Nabiyy.

The Prophet Birthday

Gboom:
Ooto oro bi isokuso. I pray it's never too late for you to realize that you are following the wrong path blindly and with a blind heart too

Yaoma tubla soraair





It will soon dawn on you

It is a ritual of sacrificing animal to Arabian gods in mecca



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