If the moon is not observed immediately after the 29th day of the previous lunar month (either because clouds block its view or because the western sky is still too bright when the moon sets), then the holiday is celebrated the following day. Traditionally, Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset on the night of the first sighting of the crescent moon.
Turkish: Ramazan Bayrami ("Festival of Ramadan") or Ṣeker Bayrami ("Festival of Sweets").Sylheti ( Bengali-Assamese script): রোজার ঈদ Rozar Id ("Eid of the fasting").Hindi: ईद उल-फ़ित्र Eid ul fitr ("Happiness of breaking fasting").Chinese: traditional- 開齋節, simple: 开斋节 Kāi zhāi jié ("Festival for the end of fasting").Bengali: রোজার ঈদ Rojar Eid ("Eid of the fasting").Arabic: عيد الفطر 'Id al-Fitr ("Happiness of breaking fasting").Albanian: Fitër Bajrami or, Bajrami i madh ("Big festival").Acehnese: Uroë Raya Puasa Rojar Eid ("Fastival of breaking fasting").At this, Muhammad remarked that Allah had fixed two days of festivity: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Anas, a well-known companion of the Islamic prophet, narrated that, when Muhammad arrived in Medina, he found people celebrating two specific days in which they entertained themselves with recreation and merriment. According to certain traditions, these festivals were initiated in Medina after the migration of Muhammad from Mecca. 4.3.5 Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, PalestineĮid al-Fitr was originated by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.4.3.4.1 Allegations of heightened incidence of sexual assault during Eid.After the salat, Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Fitr in various ways with food (" Eid cuisine") being a central theme, which also gives the holiday the nickname "Sweet Eid" or "Sugar Feast". Depending on the juristic opinion of the locality, this salat is either farḍ ( فرض, obligatory), mustaḥabb (strongly recommended) or mandūb ( مندوب, preferable). In Shia Islam, the salat has six Takbirs in the first rakat at the end of qira'a, before rukūʿ, and five in the second. Other Sunni schools usually have 12 Takbirs, similarly split in groups of seven and five.
It may only be performed in congregation ( jamāʿat) and features six additional Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allāhu ʾAkbar", meaning "God is the greatest") in the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam: three at the start of the first rakat and three just before rukūʿ in the second rakat. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world.Įid al-Fitr has a particular salat (Islamic prayer) that consists of two rakats (units) generally performed in an open field or large hall. It falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. Clockwise from top: Muslims performing the Eid prayer at Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey cakes and sweets, which are popularly consumed during the celebration in Algeria a sparkler being lit during Eid celebrations in IndonesiaĪrabic: عيد الفطر, romanized: ‘Īd al-Fiṭrįestival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar FeastĮid prayers, charity, social gatherings, festive meals, gift-givingĮid al-Fitr ( / ˌ iː d əl ˈ f ɪ t ər, - t r ə/ EED əl FIT-ər, -rə Arabic: عيد الفطر, romanized: ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, lit.'Feast of Breaking the Fast', IPA: ), also called the " Festival of Breaking the Fast" or Lesser Eid, or simply Eid, is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.