It honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his promised son. Ishmael (Ismail)a as an act of submission to Gods command, before God then intervened to provide Abraham with a lamb to sacrifice instead.[2] In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, Eid al- Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days.[3] In the international Gregorian calendar, the dates vary from year to year, drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year.
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