EID IS ON OF THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT FESTIVALS IN ISLAM , OBSERVED BY MUSLIMS EID IS ON OF THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT FESTIVALS IN ISLAM , OBSERVED BY MUSLIMS
WORLDWIDE . THE WORD “EID” MEANS “FEAST” OR “FESTIVAL” IN ARABIC
IMPORTANTS OF EID : EID HOLD IMMAENSE SIGNIFICANCE FOR FOR MUSLIM , SYMBOLIZING
JOY, UNITY , AND DEVOTION .IT’S A TIME TIME FOR SPIRITUAL REFLECTION GRATITUDE ,
AND CELEBRATION WITH FEMILY AMD FRIEND .
TYPE OF EID
THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF EID
- EID -UL- FITR( AFTER RAMADAN )
CELERATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SHAWAL , THE MONTH FOLLWING RAMADAN .
IT MARK THE END OF THE FASTING PERIOD AND IS A TIME FOR FEASTING, GIFT
GIVEING , AND CHARITY.
- EID-UL-ADHA(BAKRA EID|)
OBSERVED ON THE 10TH DAY OF DHU AL – HIJJAH,THE 12TH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDER .
TO SACRIFICE HIS SON ISLAMIC , HIGHLIGHTING DEVOTION AND OBEDIENCE TO ALLHA .
EID CUSTOMS
TRADITIONAL PRCTICES DURING EID INCLUDE
1.PRAYER (NAMAZ):SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER IN MOSQUES OR OPEN SPACES .
2. CHARITY (ZAKAT): GIVINGH TO THE NEEDY, ENSURING EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATIONS.
3.FEAST AND FOOD (DAWAAT – O – KHAANA) : PREPARING TRADITIONAL DISHES, SHARING MEALS
4.GIFTING: EXCHANGING GIFTS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.
5.SPENDINGH TIME WITH FAMLIY AND FRIENDS: STRENTHENING BOUNDS, FOSTERING UNITY.
EID -UL-FITR CUSTOMS
SPECIFIC TRADITIONS FOR EID -UL- FITR INCLUDE :
1.FASTINGH COMPENSATION: MAKING UP FOR MISSED FASTS DURING RAMADAN.
2. ZAKAT -AL-FITR : GIVING CHARITY BEFORE EID PRAYER .
3. EID PRAYER : PERFORMING SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER .
1.QURBANI:SACRIFICING ANIMALS (USEALLY GOATS OR SHEEP ) IN REMEMBERSNNCE OF IBRAHIM’S SACRIFICE.
2. DISTRIBUTITION OF MEAT:SHARING MEAT WITH FEMILY , FRIENDS, AND NEEDY .
EID-UL-ADHA ,THESE FESTIVALS COMMEMORATE SINGNIFICANT EVENTS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY.EID-UL-FITR MARKS THE
COLMINATION OF RAMADAN , THE HOLY MONTH OF FASTING , WHILE EID-UL-ADHA HONORS THE WILLINGNESS OF
PROPHET IBRAHIM TO SACRIFICE HIS SON ISLAMAIL .
PREPARATIONS FOR EID COMMENCE WEEKS IN ADVANCE ,WITH FERVENT ENTHUSIAM. MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE ENGAGE IN THOROUGH CLEANING , DECORATING THEIR HOMES WITH VIBRANT COLORS AND ORNATE LIGHTS WAFTS THROUGH THE AIR , TANTALIINGTASTE BUDS.
ON THE DAYOF EID , FAMILIES GATHER , DOINNING ELEGANT ATTIRE , TO PERFORM CONGRAGATIONAL PRAYERS. THE KHUTBAH, A SERMON , PRECEDES THE PRAYER , EPMHASIZING UNITY,COMPASSION , AND GRATITUDE . FOLLOWING PRAYERS, FAMILIES EXCHANGE GIFTS , TYPICALLY NEW CLOTHES OR MONY , SYMBOLIZING LOVE AND AFFECTION.
EID-UL-FITR CELEBRATES THE TRIUMPH OF SELF-CONTROL AND DEVOTION DURING RAMADAN . MUSLIM REFLECT ON THEIR SPIRITUAL GROWTH, SEEKING FORGIVENESS AND RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THEIR FAITH, EID-UL-ADHA COMMEMORATES PROPHET IBRAHIM’S UNWAVERING FAITH, DEMONSTARTING THE IMPORTNCEOF SUBMISSION TO ALLAH’S WILL.
IN VARIOUS CULTURES, EID TRADITONS DIFFER, YET SHARE COMMON THREADS.INMIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES , SWEETS LIKE BAKLAVA AND MA’AM