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Eid ul-Fit
Eid ul-Fitr ( Arabic : عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr ), often abbreviated to Eid , is a 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 "breaking (the fast)". 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 Persian) is a Sunnah muak'kad
(strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob
(preferable) – depending on which juristic opinion is followed – Islamic
prayer consisting of two raka'ah (units) 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 ...
