MUMBAI: As the sun sets on the last day of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan on Monday, the city gears up to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr or the festival of Eid on Tuesday. Unlike last two Eids, when festivities were muted due to the pandemic, now Muslims return to mark the day with usual fervour and prayers.
There are mainly two festivals which the Quran talks about in detail—Eid-ul-fitr and Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid). “Fitr means to break. So, literally Eid-ul-fitr is breaking the fast of Ramzan,” explains Andheri-based socioreligious think tank Markazul Maarif ’s director Maulana Burhanuddin Qasmi. “Allah wants Muslims to celebrate this day as part of rewards for abstaining from food and water and many other things allowed in other months. After hardship for a month, Eid is to enjoy with loved ones.”
However, Burhanuddin maintained, we are also commanded to include the poor and the needy while we celebrate and which is why fitra, an obligatory charitable donation by affluent Muslims to the poor and needy, is given before offering the Eid prayers. The minimum amount of fitra per person in India this year is Rs 70.
Dawoodi Bohras celebrated Eid on Monday. “Unlike last two years, this Ramzan was observed without restrictions. We held prayers at mosques and spent the holy month in piety,” said Dawoodi Bohra community’s Murtuza Ali Rajkotwala.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/eid-fervour-back-in-mumbai-after-2-year-gap/articleshow/91274645.cms
