It also includes the increased offering of prayers and recitation of the Quran.
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The former mayor of Davao City underscored the significance of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr as it came just a few days after he took his oath as 16th President of the Republic. The prayer started at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 6.
Muslims gather around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2016.
Throngs of people in their festive best turned up for special prayers which mark the end of month-long Ramzan, at major mosques in the city, including historic Jama Masjid, Fathepuri Masjid and Hazrat Nizamuddin, as well as eidgahs in the city.
“On the day of Eid, we can not forget those who, for the sake of country and despite being far from their dear ones, are performing their duties on eid and spend their festivals in protecting our joys, ensuring law and order and eliminating terrorism”.
Every Muslim family gave to charity – fixed at Rs 60 this year – as per Islamic rules, so that the poor can also celebrate the festival.
Hindus also joined in the celebrations in many parts of the state to mark the day with a show of harmony between communities.
Ramadan is a month of fasting for most Muslims, with many abstaining from eating from dawn to sunset in what is known as Sawm.
This tradition is called Salat al-Eid.
Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad announced that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday following reports of sighting of the crescent.
HUNDREDS of people celebrated the end of Ramadan today with a huge Eid event at Newport’s YMCA Conference Centre. Eid al-Fitr is to celebrate “the happiness which man feels after successfully completing an important task”, according to Al-Islam.
Siddig Elsheikh, 26, of Rochester, is from Oman, a country in the Middle East. Elsheikh wishes Ramadan could last the whole year- to an extent.
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