Eid ul Fitr
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Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid is an Islamic festival that marks the top of
the month of Ramadan and is widely known with great fanfare at the start of
Shawwal each year, while Shawwal is that the tenth month of the Islamic calendar
. Eid is an Arabic word that suggests joy, celebration, joy, and excitement,
while fitr means to interrupt the fast, i.e., "to break or end the
fast." The fast ends on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. On Eid-ul-Fitr day, Allah
Almighty rewards His servants with fasting and worship of Ramadan. Therefore,
this festival has been termed as Eid-ul-Fitr. The Islamic world celebrates two. Eids per annum , Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
How is Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in the world?
This Eid-ul-Fitr
festival, which covers an entire day, is additionally referred to as the
"Little Eid." In general, Eid rituals include Muslims saying "Eid
Mubarak" to every other, not only warmly meeting one another, embracing relatives and friends. All men, women, and children wear new clothes and express happiness, invite one another,
a spread of food is cooked, and fair stalls are held at various places, often
within the local language. And there's the element of regional culture. Muslims
get up early within the morning before sunrise and offer Fajr prayers, then at
sunset, they need a brief breakfast or eat dates, which may be a
sign of not fasting thereon day. Muslims are encouraged to wear nice or new
clothes on such occasions, while Muslims in new and stylish clothes attend
mosques, Eid halls, and open spaces to perform Eid prayers.
The Eid Prayer
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The time for Eid
prayers are from the rising of the sun to the extent of a spear. The eid-ul-fitr event begins at the halfway point of the entire time from dawn to dusk. It's necessary
to mention the adhan and say iqamah before performing each prayer. Still, the Eid
prayer is exempted from the Adhan and Iqamah. In contrast, this prayer consists of
only two rak'ahs after the primary rak'ah after the Sana'a and, therefore, the
second rak'ah. After raising the hand, three more takbeers are recited.
Additionally to the
Eid sermon on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr prayers, special prayers are offered
for the welfare of mankind and for the planet of Islam during which forgiveness
of shortcomings and sins is sought from Allah Almighty and His help and mercy
is sought from Allah Almighty. ۔ Also, the Eid sermon inculcates religious
obligations associated with Eid-ul-Fitr, like paying zakat al-fitr.
Importance of Eid-ul-Fitr
This series of
claiming Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar and
Allahu ta'ala continues till the Eid prayers. Before performing the Eid
prayers, every able-bodied Muslim man and woman must pay Sadaqa al-Fitr or Fitrana, which is said to be the month of Ramadan. Charity
is obligatory. Sadaqa al-Fitr should be paid before the Eid prayers. Otherwise, it'll be considered an ordinary charity. Charity is obligatory on every Muslim
man, woman, free, slave, young and old. The charity is one saa ', which
is adequate to one and a half to 3 sarees or two and a half kilograms. Wheat,
rice, barley, dates, mangoes, or whatever is in use should tend. The time for
paying sadaqah al-fitr begins after breaking the fast on Judgment Day, but
it is often performed before the Eid prayers. While its quantity is in
proportion to the above commodities, aside from them, its equivalent price also
can be paid within the sort of cash which is decided locally and is usually
paid in mosques or for the local needy. Divided into the poor and, therefore, the
needy.
Why is Eid-ul-Fitr not celebrated same day all around the world?
Eid-ul-Fitr is
performed and celebrated with full zeal in Muslim communities around the world.
Eid-ul-Fitr in the UK, Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia, Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan and
Eid-ul-Fitr in India or Eid-ul-Fitr in the USA and Canada might not be celebrated on the same day as the celebration
completely depends upon the moon's appearance.
Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan
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In Pakistan, on the
day of Eid, soybeans are cooked within the morning in every house, and
breakfast is served. Aside from Pakistan, soybeans also
are cooked in India and Chile on the day of Eid. Preparations for Eid in
our country usually start from the first week, and other
people start buying new clothes and sewing, new shoes are bought.
Yes, there's a rush within the markets, shopkeepers
raise the costs of products, and expensive purchases are made
up of one another. Now Eid has become a chance to point
out off. People in Pakistan have special holidays to celebrate eid-ul-fitr
and a notification for eid-ul-fitr is announced by the government. Then, at the top of the prayer, everyone embraces
the people sitting to his right and left, saying, Eid Mubarak. After the
prayers, people meet their relatives, friends, and
acquaintances, while some attend the graveyard to go to the
graves. Children collect Eidi, which is cash in hand.
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