Sunday, September 20, 2009

Eid-Ul-Fitr Celebrated Across The World

Eid-Ul-Fitr


Often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast" and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. It is celebrated after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.

Eid-Ul-Fitr is a day long celebration and is sometimes also known as the " smaller Eid "( In Arabic ) as compared to the Eid-Ul-Adha, and also called as in india Ramzam festival (All are saying like Ramzan Mubarak ).

Muslims are commanded by the "Quran" to complete their fast on the last day of Ramadan and then recite the Takbir all throughout the period of Eid.

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