But due to a lack of local sightings, the Eid holiday was harder to pin down this year for Muslims in Bergen County and led to some confusion.
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COLUMBO: Eid away from home is just not the same.
Meanwhile, the people of 40 villages in Chandpur and 30 villages in Chittagong and nine villages in Dinajpur, and some other parts of the country celebrated the eid on Friday in line with Saudi Arabia. “It gives the feelings of my homeland”, he says.
“Though the Police in a statement assured that they will provide adequate security during the celebration, they urged the motorcyclists to be on their best behaviour during their jubilation”.
Pakistan cricketers offer Eid prayers a mosque in Colombo on July 18, 2015.
Lewis was one of dozens of Muslim families celebrating Eid at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay.
“My daughters Ayesha and Amina add spice to the Eid festivities”. Sadaqatul Fitr (or fitrah) is obligatory upon all and it is not permissible to delay the payment of fitrah later than the Day of Eid. “It’s their favourite entertainment”, he elaborates. Hence, the famous quote from Ali ibn Abu Talib, the first Imam or successor after Prophet Muhammad, stated: “Eid is for him whose fasts have been accepted by the Lord, and whose worship has been appreciated by the Lord”. Often, we forget those who are in need, who can’t buy new clothes for their children and who can’t afford good food. Muslims also take this opportunity to invite their non-Muslims neighbors and friends to feast, in an effort to introduce them to Islam and the culture we call our own. “Everyday in which you do not disobey the creator is a day of Eid”.
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National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah has felicitated the people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and said it was imperative to remember the needy and the destitute in our celebrations. Northwest China’s Qinghai and Gansu provinces started celebrating the festival on Friday while the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region will mark it on Saturday.
