Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a three-day Muslim holiday
that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is
an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "conclusion of the fast"; and so the holiday
celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during
the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the
first day of the month Shawwal. Eid-ul-Fitr Salat (Namaz in Urdu/Persian) is a
Wajib (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob (preferable)
– depending on which juristic opinion is followed – Islamic prayer consisting
of two raka'ah (units)[1] which is generally offered in an open field or large
hall called an Eed-gah. This salaat or prayer, can only be performed with
Jama’at (i.e., in congregation) and has an additional extra six Takbirs
(raising of the hands to the ears while saying Allahu Akbar (God is Great),
three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just
before ruku' Is this essay helpful? Join
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raka'ah in the Hanafi school.[2] Eid ul-Fitr is sometimes also known as the
"Smaller Eid" (Arabic: العيد الصغير al-‘īdu ṣ-ṣaghīr) as compared
to the Eid al-Adha, which lasts four days following the Hajj and is casually
referred to as the "Greater Eid" (Arabic: العيد الكبير al-‘īdu
l-kabīr). Although in Southeast Asian countries, Eid-ul-Fitr is considered
"greater" than Eid al-Adha and is the most important feast for
Muslims there. Muslims are commanded by God in the Qur'an to complete their fast
on the last day of Ramadan.
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