Id-ul-Fitr

( Arabic : ‎عيد الفطر 'Īdu l-Fiṭr ), often abbreviated to Eid , is a
Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan , the Islamic holy month
of fasting ( sawm ). Eid is an Arabic word meaning"festivity", while
Fiṭr means "breaking the fast". The holiday celebrates the conclusion
of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month
of Ramadan . The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day
of the month Shawwal . This is a day where Muslims aroundthe world try
to show a common goal of unity.
Eid al-Fitr has a particular salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two
raka'ah (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall.
[ 1 ] It may only be performed in congregation ( Jama'at ) and has an
additional extra six Takbirs (raising ofthe hands to the ears while
saying "Allahu Akbar" [God is Great]), three of them in the beginning
of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second
raka'ah in the Hanafi school. [ 2 ] This Eid al-Fitr salat is,
depending on which juristic opinion isfollowed, Fard (obligatory),
Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or
mandoob(preferable).
Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, asmentioned in the
Qur'an , to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan [ 3 ]
and pay the Zakat and fitra before doing the Eid prayer .