Dhu'l-Hij jah or alternatively Zulhijja ( Arabic : ذو الحجة; properly transliterated , also called Zil-Hajj ) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar . It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the Hajj ( pilgrimage ) takes place as well as the Festival of the Sacrifice. " Dhu al-Hijjah " literally means " Possessor of the Pilgrimage " or " The Month of the Pilgrimage ". During this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba . The Hajj is performed on the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this month. Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha , the " Festival of the Sacrifice ", begins on the tenth day and ends on sunset of the 13th. According to Islamic traditions, the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah are the most blessed days in which to do good deeds: حدثنا هناد حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن مسلم هو البطين و
Zakat al-Fitr is a charity taken for the poor a few days before the end of fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan . The Arabic word Fitr means the same as iftar , breaking a fast, and it comes from the same root word as Futoo which means breakfast . Zakat al Fitr is a smaller amount than Zakat al-Mal . Sadaqat al-Fitr is a duty which is wajib (required) of every Muslim , whether male or female, minor or adult as long as they have the means to do so. According to Islamic tradition ( Sunnah ), Ibn 'Umar said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory on every slave , freeman , male, female, young and old among the Muslims; one Saa` of dried dates or one Saa` of barley. The head of the household may pay the required amount for the other members. Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree said: On behalf of our young and old, free men and slaves, we used to take out during Allah's Messenger's (upon whom be God's pea