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Eid-ul-fitr celebrated with enthusiasm
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 Eid-ul-fitr celebrated with enthusiasm
PHOTO : Devotees offering namaz at Gedumia Masjid. TIWN Pic July 18

AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is celebrated across the stateon Saturday.

During the month of Ramzan, Muslims focus on personal reflections and prayers. They do this by observing three types of worships: charity, praying and fasting from dawn to sunset.

Ramzan ends when the new moon is spotted in the sky, which means it differs from location to location.

Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on Saturday as the moon was sighted in different parts of the state on Friday late night.
Large number of devotees were observed offering namaz (prayer) in Gedumia Masjid, Chandrapur masjid and all other masjid across the state.  Children’s, youth and old all were observed offering prayer in the masjid. Thousand of joyful Muslims, many of them wearing the conventional kurta-pyjamas, thronged various Masjids to offer Eid prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Donning new clothes, Muslims visited houses of their relatives, where they were treated with special sweet dishes. Platters of a variety of delicious cuisines were prepared in Muslim households.

Children dressed in festival attire added colour to the celebrations. People wished Eid Mubarak and hugged each other to mark the occasion.

Eid-ul-fitr is the sacred Muslim festival which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and also to the month long fasting. This day signifies Muslim brotherhood and their devotion towards almighty that helps them attain self-control.

As per the traditional Muslim belief system, the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the last ten days of Ramadan and thus, Eid ul-Fitr also commemorates this momentous occasion.

It is believed that fasting throughout the month of Ramadan, gives person a chance to win over his vices and come closer to Allah. Thus, once the month ends the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr begin and continue for around three days.

During this festival, Muslims throughout the state draped new clothes, exchange gifts with their loved ones and various delicious dishes are prepared especially to mark the occasion. In India, the revelry of Eid is not limited to the Muslim community but the joy is shared by people of other faiths as well. Muslims are the largest minority of the country and a significant part of the national social fabric. Thus, all Muslim festivals are celebrated in the country with great enthusiasm, especially Eid ul-Fitr.

Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims, who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and it culminates in Eid celebrations.

 

 

 

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