The prayer gathering at Jama Masjid for Eid al-Fitr sees the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan
By NH Digital
Devotees offer namaz at the historic Jama Masjid on Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi (photo: Vipin/National Herald) Vipin/National Herald
The community-wide prayer service on Eid al-Fitr in the morning is followed by meals with friends and family (photo: Vipin/National Herald)Eid al-Fitr is the Arabic name for the holiday, though it goes by many other names in other languages (photo: Vipin/National Herald)Eid al-Fitr is celebrated during the first 3 days of Shawwal, which is the tenth month of the Islamic lunar calendar (photo: Vipin/National Herald)Eid-ul-Fitr, the 'festival of breaking the fast,' is a time of unity and gratitude at the conclusion of Ramzan (photo: Vipin/National Herald)Felicitations of Eid Mubarak resound after the prayers, as the community embrace each other, even strangers, in a show of goodwill and fraternity. (photo: Vipin/National Herald)This celebration is also a day for Muslims to practise gratitude and generosity, to be extended to the less fortunate through zakat, one of the five pillars of Islamic values (photo: Vipin/National Herald)
