Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd
al fitˤr], "festival of breaking of the fast"),
also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram),
the Sweet Festival[3] and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated byMuslims worldwide
that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy
month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day
during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the
conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day
of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. This is a day when Muslims around the world show a
common goal of unity. The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of new
moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by
locality. However, in most countries, it is generally celebrated on the same
day as Saudi Arabia.[2]
Eid al-Fitr has a particular Salat (Islamic
prayer) consisting of two Rakats (units) and generally offered in an
open field or large hall.[4]It may be performed only in congregation (Jama’at)
and, has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising
of the hands to the ears while saying "Allāhu Akbar", literally
"God is greatest"), three of them in the beginning of the first
raka'ah and three of them just beforeRuku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school of Sunni
Islam.[5] Other Sunni schools usually have twelve
Takbirs, seven in the first, and five at the beginning of the second raka'ah.
This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic opinion is followed, Fard(obligatory), Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of
obligatory) or mandoob (preferable).
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