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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Muslims say goodbye to Ramadan, welcome to Eid al-Fitr, Islamic World News, NewAgeIslam.com

Islamic World News
Muslims say goodbye to Ramadan, welcome to Eid al-Fitr

Worshippers greet and hug one another in a spirit of peace and love after the congregational prayer in celebration of one another's Eid. They later disperse to visit their families and friends, give gifts to one another and make phone calls to distant relatives to convey good wishes for the holiday. Eid lasts for three days and is generally an official holiday in Muslim countries.

Muslims around the world share in the great blessing of the tranquil and spiritual Eid morning. It is a joyous occasion of important religious significance, celebrating the increase in piety with which God blesses the world during the month of Ramadan. It is a day of forgiveness and moral victory as well as of brotherhood and unity. Muslims celebrate not only the end of fasting, but also thank God for the help and strength that he bestowed upon them throughout the month of fasting, during which they endured their fast with not only a physical but also a spiritual asceticism -- that is, they have controlled their stomachs, their tongues and their hearts, so they have successfully passed the test of servant hood. It is a time of giving and sharing.

Common greetings during this holiday are the Arabic greeting “Eid mubarak,” (May your Eid be blessed). Turks and Muslims living in areas where the Ottoman presence heavily influenced local customs say "Bayramin mübarek olsun" during Eid, also meaning “May your Eid be blessed.”

http://newageislam.com/muslims-say-goodbye-to-ramadan,-welcome-to-eid-al-fitr-/islamic-world-news/d/1775


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