UAE Rulers Perform Eid Al Adha Prayers
- Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, offered Eid Al Adha prayers at Zabeel Mosque on Friday morning
- Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, performed Eid prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, offered prayer along with Sheikh Mohammed in Dubai
- Eid Al Adha prayers in Abu Dhabi were held at 06:17 AM, and at 06:20 AM in Dubai
- Eid Al Adha is the largest Islamic festival celebrated worldwide
- Eid prayers are called Salat al-Eid or Salat al-Eidain in Arabic (Eidain refers to both Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha)
- The time for the Eid prayer begins from the time the sun is 3 m (9.8 ft) from the horizon until the sun reaches its meridian
- Eid Al Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
- Eid Al Adha 2017 holidays in UAE will be from 31st August till 2nd September for private sector employees and from 31st August till 4th September for government employees
