66 Religious Studies: IslamThe Salat Of Eid
Eid means joy or festival. The great Prophet (sm) said , each
nation has their own festival. Our festival is Eid. There are two
Eids in a year. They are Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. These two
are our national festivals.
We have learnt previously that Eid means joy. And Fitr means
to break, to discontince. Therefore Eid-ul-Fitr means the joy for
breaking the Roza (fasting). Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated with joy
and festivities on the first day of the month of Shawal following
the month of Ramadan by not fasting that day after fasting
throughout the Ramadan with much difficulties. The great
Prophet (sm) said, the most gracious Allah forgives all the vices
of the fasting servants in the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. What can be of
more pleasure than this?
Our joy knows no bound on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. We take
good food and drinks in a happy mood. We entertain relatives
and neighbours. We offer fitra to the poor, so they do not have
any want also. In this way the rich and the poor can share the
joy. It is wajib to do two things on the Eid day. One is giving
fitra and the other is performing the Salat of Eid.
Eid-ul-Fitr