Eid Mubarak!! Happy Eid!!
The Significance of Eid Prayers
Eid means recurring happiness
or festivity. The Eid Prayer is very important for all Muslims. It has the
merits of the daily prayers, the effects of the weekly convention (Jumha-Friday
prayers) and the characteristics of annual reunions between Muslims. There
are two such Eids. The first is called Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Fast
Breaking). It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Muslim
year, following the month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed and
which is the month of Fasting. The second is called Eid-ul-Adha (Festival
of Sacrifice). It falls on the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah, the last month of
the Muslim year, following completion of the course of Hajj pilgrimage to
Mecca.
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