Muslims End Ramadan Fast with Eid Al Fitr Celebrations
Source: Al-Manar TV, 01-10-2008
Millions of Muslims started celebrations of first day of Eid Al Fitr including most countries of the Arab and Islamic worlds as well as Muslims around the world. Thousands of worshippers gathered in Saudi Arabia in Mecca including members of the ruling family and Saudi King Abdullah Ben Abdul
Aziz where they all carried out prayers.
In Palestinian territories, people celebrated the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Worshipers poured in to Al Aqsa Mosque while Palestinian President carried out prayers in Ramallah and seized the opportunity to express his hopes on the success of peace talks with the Zionist entity.
In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in his traditional speech on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr that he urged Saudi King to help in the process of peace talks with Taliban in order to end the conflict with Afghanistan clarifying that governmental officials headed to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in hope to end the conflict.
In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, security was tight on the streets of the city as people gathered before dawn to shop at local markets before attending prayers. For many, tensions were still high following the recent bombing of the Marriott hotel in which 54 people died and hundreds were injured.
In the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, thousands gathered at mosques across the city after dawn for Eid prayers. The Philippines and Bangladesh celebrated as well Eid Al Fitr where thousands of worshipers gathered to pray in separate mosques of the country.
In Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei led Eid prayers in Tehran's Grand Prayer Ground. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also attended the prayers.
In Sydney, Australia, thousands of people gathered to pray and feast at the city's Lakemba mosque.
Eid Al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is the most important date in the Muslim calendar.
Ramadan, which commemorates the revelation of the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), begins and ends with the sighting of the new moon. The Eid holiday begins on the first day of the month of Shawal, the tenth of the lunar Islamic calendar.
Millions of Muslims started celebrations of first day of Eid Al Fitr including most countries of the Arab and Islamic worlds as well as Muslims around the world. Thousands of worshippers gathered in Saudi Arabia in Mecca including members of the ruling family and Saudi King Abdullah Ben Abdul
Aziz where they all carried out prayers.
In Palestinian territories, people celebrated the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Worshipers poured in to Al Aqsa Mosque while Palestinian President carried out prayers in Ramallah and seized the opportunity to express his hopes on the success of peace talks with the Zionist entity.
In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in his traditional speech on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr that he urged Saudi King to help in the process of peace talks with Taliban in order to end the conflict with Afghanistan clarifying that governmental officials headed to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in hope to end the conflict.
In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, security was tight on the streets of the city as people gathered before dawn to shop at local markets before attending prayers. For many, tensions were still high following the recent bombing of the Marriott hotel in which 54 people died and hundreds were injured.
In the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, thousands gathered at mosques across the city after dawn for Eid prayers. The Philippines and Bangladesh celebrated as well Eid Al Fitr where thousands of worshipers gathered to pray in separate mosques of the country.
In Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei led Eid prayers in Tehran's Grand Prayer Ground. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also attended the prayers.
In Sydney, Australia, thousands of people gathered to pray and feast at the city's Lakemba mosque.
Eid Al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is the most important date in the Muslim calendar.
Ramadan, which commemorates the revelation of the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), begins and ends with the sighting of the new moon. The Eid holiday begins on the first day of the month of Shawal, the tenth of the lunar Islamic calendar.
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