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-{{QualityScore|Lead=2|Structure=3|Content=2|Language=3|References=2}}'''''Eid Al-Adha''''' (عيد الأضحى, "the festival of sacrifice") is the biggest Islamic holiday, in which Muslims ritually [[Sacrifice (Qurban)|sacrifice]] animals (usually sheep) in commemoration of Abraham's attempted child sacrifice of [[Isma'il]] (Ishmael). Of the two Islamic Eid festivals (the other being ''Eid al-Fitr'', celebrating the end [[Ramadan]]), Eid al-Adha is the holier one. Eid al-Adha occurs on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the final month of the [[Islamic Lunar Calendar]], and lasts four days.
+{{QualityScore|Lead=2|Structure=3|Content=2|Language=4|References=2}}'''''Eid Al-Adha''''' (عيد الأضحى, "the festival of sacrifice") is the one of the two most important Islamic holidays (the other being Eid al-Fitr, the Eid marking the end of Ramadan), in which Muslims ritually [[Sacrifice (Qurban)|sacrifice]] animals (usually sheep) in commemoration of Abraham's attempted child sacrifice of [[Isma'il]] (Ishmael). Of the two Islamic Eid festivals (the other being ''Eid al-Fitr'', celebrating the end [[Ramadan]]), Eid al-Adha is the holier one. Eid al-Adha occurs on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the final month of the [[Islamic Lunar Calendar]], and lasts four days.
-In addition to sacrificing an animal, Muslims are instructed to:perform a special congregational Eid [[Salah|prayer]] in the morning, distribute sweets, and meet with family members. A third of the sacrificed animal is delivered to the poor and the remainder is generally consumed by the family of the individual conducting the sacrifice.
+In addition to sacrificing an animal, Muslims customarily also perform a special congregational Eid [[Salah|prayer]] in the morning, distribute sweets, and meet with family members. A third of the sacrificed animal is delivered to the poor and the remainder is generally consumed by the family of the individual conducting the sacrifice.
 ==Story of Abraham in the Qur'an==
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 ==Noteworthy hadith regarding Eid al-Adha==
 ===Sacrifice animals===
-{{main|Sacrifice (Qurbani)}}{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|71}}|
+{{main|Sacrifice (Qurbani)}}{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||951|darussalam}}|
 Narrated Al-Bara':
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 ===Enjoy music===
-Muhammad generally forbade musical instruments and singing girls and said that those who indulge in such would be turned into monkeys and pigs:
+Muhammad in the hadith generally forbade musical instruments and singing girls and said that those who indulge in such would be turned into monkeys and pigs:
 {{Quote|{{Ibn Majah||5|36|4020}}|
 It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
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 An exception, however, was made for the commemoration of Abraham's attempted child sacrifice:
-{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|72}}|
+{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||952|darussalam}}|
 Narrated Aisha:
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-''"`Id"'' = ''"Eid"'' (the first letter ع has no corresponding letter in English alphabet, so it is transliterated in many ways).
+''"`Id"'' = ''"Eid"''
 ===Engage in Jihad===
 During Eid al-Adha Muhammad used to give sermons (''khutbas'') and then send Muslims on military expeditions:
-{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|76}}|
+{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||956|darussalam}}|
 Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
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