The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1066 page)

(Arab., from Aram./Syriac, ‘festival, holiday’). In Islam, feast or
festival
. There are two main feasts,
‘
d al-A
, the feast of
sacrifice
, based on a part of the ceremonies of the
ajj
; and
‘
d al-Fi
r
, the feast of the breaking of the fast (of
Rama
n
).

 
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(Skt.).
1
Sacrificial food or libation in Hinduism. After the Flood, of which Manu was the only survivor, he collected from the waters butter, milk, whey, and curds, together called i
, which were then personified as his daughter (
atapata Br
hma
a
1. 8. 1. 1 ff.) She asked Manu to allow her to assist at the sacrifices, since when she has been the mediator of benefits accruing through sacrifices.
2
One of the channels of subtle energy (
n
) in the Hindu understanding of the body.