Eid ul-Fitr 2012 Muslims Celebrate Around The World (PHOTOS)

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• Muslims In Beijing Celebrate Eid

  BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 19: Muslims pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr at Niu Jie Mosque to celebrate Eid al-Fitr on August 19, 2012 in Beijing, China. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid ul-Fitr, a 3 day celebration, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

• Muslims In Beijing Celebrate Eid

  BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 19: Muslims wait to pray during a ceremony to celebrate Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan on August 19, 2012 in Beijing, China. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid ul-Fitr, a 3 day celebration, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Niu Jie Mosque is the oldest Mosque in Beijing and was built in 996 AD. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

• Eid in Pakistan

  A Pakistani man arranges sweets at his shop ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Lahore on August 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/GettyImages)

• Eid In Italy

  Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr prayer, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Palermo, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Alessandro Fucarini)

• Eid In Egypt

  RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP -- Egyptian Vice President, Mahmoud Mekki, left, President Mohammed Morsi, second left, Prime Minister Hesham Kandil, third left, and the Grand Sheik of Al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, right, attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Amr Ibn Al-As mosque to mark the start of a three-day Muslim holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. In his sermon, the imam, Ismail el-Diftar, not seen, prayed for martyrs and the liberation of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

• Eid in Indonesia

  Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Porong, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

• Eid in Sri Lanka

  Sri Lankan Muslims hug each other after a prayer session to mark the Eid al-Fitr in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

• Eid In Iraq

  Iraqi Sunni Muslims exchange greetings after Eid prayers outside Abu Hanifa mosque at the first day of Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Azamiyah area of north Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

• Eid in Athens

  Muslims, from the Pakistani Community living in Athens, offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in an indoor hall in Piraeus, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

• Eid in Palestine

  A Palestinian visits his family member's grave as part of tradition during the first day of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Eid, one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, is marked with prayers, family reunions and other festivities. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

• Eid in Kenya

  A Kenyan Muslim performs during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

• Eid in Russia

  Thousand of Russian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan outside the main Mosque in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

• Eid in Nigeria

  Children pose at Obalende praying ground in Lagos on August 19, 2012 as muslims pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/GettyImages)

• Eid in India

  A Kashmiri Muslim woman buys artificial flowers as she shop ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr festival in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Muslims in India will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan on Aug. 19 or 20, depending on the appearance of the moon. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

• Eid in Syria

  Two Syrian boys wearing uniforms of the rebel Free Syrian Army wave the revolutionary Syrian flag, during Eid al-Fitr prayer, in front of the Syrian embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

• Eid in Kosovo

  Kosovo Muslim boy prays with his father in front of the Grand Mosque in Kosovo capital Pristina Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, marking the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu )

One of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr or Eid, celebrates the end of Ramadan (the holy month of fasting observed by Muslims).

To mark the beginning of Eid and in accordance with the Sunnah, or practices of the Prophet Muhammad, many Muslims wake up early in the morning and pray Salat ul-Fajr, or the pre-dawn prayer. After brushing their teeth, taking a bath and wearing perfume, they have breakfast before heading off to perform special congregational prayers known as Salaat al-Eid. Many Muslims recite the takbir, a declaration of faith, on the way to the prayer ground and give special charitable contributions known as Zakat al-Fitr.

Eid al-Fitr is a day of great merriment and thanksgiving. Muslims celebrate by gathering with friends and family, preparing sweet delicacies, wearing new clothes, giving each other gifts and putting up lights and other decorations in their homes. A common greeting during this holiday is Eid Mubarak, which means, “Have a blessed Eid!”

Comments

[Jason Talaat]

04:08 PM on 03/07/2013

It is called hari raya in some countries

[alimtkg]

01:47 AM on 10/24/2012

Wall the Muslims of the world are going to celebrate the " Eid-ul-Adha ". We are parts of this. We wish every life will be happy in this day. On the way of Hardhat Ibrahim (A) we walk end of the staing world.

[Aman Shaikh]

07:28 AM on 10/09/2012

Assalamu Aliykum Brothers and Sisters,

I would like to share with you that, as per Makkah Calendar website, Eid Al Adha 2012 / 1433 should be celebrated on Friday, 26th October 2012 all over the world. Masha Allah!

Following are the links for Makkah Calendar pages.
Eid Al Adha 2012
Aid El Adha 2012
Eid Al Adha 1433

Aameen,
Aman

[Hussein Al-Ahmed]

09:05 PM on 09/02/2012

Think about it. How would have the ancient people -2012 years ago- explained schizophrenia, epilepsy and Ataraxia? All they could think of is "Magic", "Satan" or "God".
Get REALISTIC. All religion are false. Everything that is supernatural from super man to Jesus bringing up the dead is preposterous. Grow up. religions are "the incarnation of the most childish superstitions".

[trinidad48]

12:23 PM on 09/22/2012

maybe but they are very deady -ask the dead last week-DEATH TO THE TALEYBAN!

[Iman Issa]

01:35 AM on 08/23/2012

LOL! People please respect each other, and get educated...

[trinidad48]

12:27 PM on 09/22/2012

that's the prob;lem - keep people ignotant-that's how you control them==look what the communists do-they kill the educated; rich; and middle class first-now they have total control

[ronaldmartello]

04:44 AM on 08/22/2012

YOU never hear the Liberal Media giving this much Attention to the Christian World, unless that are putting Christian down for Believeubg the Holy Word of the One and Only True GOD, and our Lord and Savior Christ JESUS. \ o / Amen But you do hear the Liberal Media trying to push a False Muslim Religion and or a gay agenda on the world. There will be a judgement day, and i Pray that these false believers come to know JESUS as their Lord and Savior before He comes back. It will be to late on judgement day to repent. Those in the Media who are pushing their own agenda will know what fire and brimestone is unless they repent also ~!!~

[ExUngui]

11:18 PM on 08/22/2012

You seem to know a lot about Jeesus. Where is he now? I hear he is expected to come back so he must be hanging out somewhere. I am very curious to know where.

[uncfan57]

02:59 AM on 09/30/2012

He is seated at the right hand of God and he will return to earth and all will be judged. Christians will be judged for what that have or have not done in serving Him. Unbelievers will be judged and sentenced to an eternity in Hell. I hope that your curiosity leads you to the saving grace of Jesus so that you will have an eternal home in Heaven.

[Alihaider]

10:13 PM on 10/15/2012

I love how Conservative Islamophobes blend Muslims' and Liberals' agenda together.

[Jerry Frey]

07:54 AM on 10/18/2012

You personify ignorance…wonder why? Your religion advocates be-heading those who “insult” Islam. My web-site points this out and does no advocate violence against Muslims; it does note Muslims were pro-Nazi.
Muslims made narrow contributions to science hundreds of years ago, anything modern come to your mind? Your people are stuck in the past, which explains why Westerners are termed “Crusaders.” Apart from intolerance and violence, what do Arab countries manufacture? There is nothing Spiritual about Islam or divine about the Koran, or haven’t you noticed?
This is your religion:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10488516
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/egyptian-teacher-hair-schoolgirls
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219044/Girl-15-lashed-60-times-speaking-men-street-Ansar-Dine-Timbuktu.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172072/Mumtaz-Bibi-Woman-scarred-acid-attack-joins-march-Afghan-wife-executed-Taliban-adultery.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218986/Afghan-womans-slow-agonising-death-husband-slit-throat-let-children-live-Western-lives.html

[iatcnc]

11:48 PM on 08/21/2012

Of course this is the liberal media's portrayal of what they want Islam to be show as. Instead of the brutal honor killings, acid attacks, beheading's, and terrorist attacks. Is the Huffington Post an arm of CAIR? Its obvious they are because I dare them to publish this.

[ExUngui]

11:19 PM on 08/22/2012

I am not a fan of Islam but this is Islam too. That said, I have complained about the HP bias myself.

[johnnasiiq]

04:08 AM on 08/24/2012

This is the reality of Islam. The reality of extremism, as you have cited, is not Islam and it is offensive for you to cast the two into the same light.

[iatcnc]

08:14 PM on 08/27/2012

Islam isn't a religion. Its a way of ruling the world. And its offensive that you don't recognize that!

[nevaehs mama]

06:13 PM on 08/21/2012

i hate when people come to the religious section and say " see, this is why i am an atheist, because, blah blah blah blah blah..." if you are an athiest dont read the religous page. thats like going to black voices and saying, "see, this is why im not black, because blah blah blah blah...." keep your opinions to yourselves. you dont need to be hateful to a whole group pf people because they are religious, just like i will not be hateful to you because you do not practice.

[ExUngui]

11:20 PM on 08/22/2012

Don't you find that the tenor of your post is incompatible with your micro-bio?

[William Lamb]

02:13 PM on 08/21/2012

I have read nearly all of the posts and there is a common thread here ,both sides of the same religious coin have nearly the same problems regardless of the differences such as clothing hair or even the way they practice their faiths .otherwise you can`t tell them apart.They also share a common theme as well..judging the majority by the acts of the minority. This is religion in a nutshell and It further supports my stance to remain an atheist.

[nevaehs mama]

06:13 PM on 08/21/2012

good. remain atheist.

[William Lamb]

07:18 PM on 08/21/2012

and you can remain what ever you are or  be what you are in my post.

[steevrawjers]

10:46 PM on 08/21/2012

i know i will

[maia leigh18]

04:33 AM on 08/21/2012

Eid ul-Fitr is an official holiday (since 2002) in the Philippines which is mainly a Christian Country. But i just felt the essence of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid ul-Fitr while working here in Saudi Arabia. Eid Mubarak! :)

[Amnolith]

11:18 PM on 08/20/2012

Iran bans women from universities...stay classy Islamic countries

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9487761/Anger-as-Iran-bans-women-from-universities.html

[johnnasiiq]

04:10 AM on 08/24/2012

Check your micro-bio then spot yourself.

[Alihaider]

10:14 PM on 10/15/2012

I can't take you seriously with a a micro-bio and a profile picture such as that.

[Amnolith]

09:41 PM on 08/20/2012

In other news... "Iran bans women from universities"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9487761/Anger-as-Iran-bans-women-from-universities.html

Its 2012 and you are still living in a 5th century and its religion

[Jerry Frey]

05:58 PM on 08/20/2012

Taliban, Muslin Brotherhood, al-Queda, Salafism...normative Islam.

[Jerry Frey]

06:32 PM on 08/20/2012

Many HuffPo posters can't see it.

[Doug Sandlin]

08:54 PM on 08/20/2012

Wow .... you really don't know anything about Islam.

Thanks for the confirmation.

[Jerry Frey]

09:42 PM on 08/20/2012

Taqqiyah, thanks for the corroboration.

[Jerry Frey]

12:12 AM on 08/21/2012

Just because you’re a-religious, Doug, does not mean in fact, that all religions are equal, ‘cause God in your view, does not exist. Christianity’s essential teaching is to overcome human nature.; Islam does not. If you had read the Robin Wright piece from the NYT link I sent, you would have seen that, but not recognized it, because thou hast no understanding.
First it was the MSM and main-line sources you required to meet your theory of verisimilitude. Now, I know nothing about Islam, and of course you command a doctorate. I know enough to recognize that this religion follows the Old Testament and is inimical to the peace and harmony of the present age, while you float in the delusion of Mr. Rogers neighborhood.
I could have included Wahabbism in my list of normative Islam, you know, the get back to the basics strain that dominates the House of Saud. Perhaps you think Foolish Farrakhan represents a happy brand of Islam. No doubt, you are aware that the Saudis are behind the rise of mosques in North America, to what purpose? There’s no religion more hypocritical than this one – no churches are allowed in Saudi Arabia. Why does the moon symbolize Islam, Mr. Peterman?
Don’t bother responding to this or any future post with your otiose platitudes since you contribute nothing to a dialogue. Nothing but tired and demonstrably juvenile opinion out of touch with reality and not based upon the facts – evidence.

[mono]

11:19 AM on 08/20/2012

No Muslim reads Koran. The only verse they know by heart is the prayer and turning heads from side to side. Their parents scare them with "All-ah will bu rn you if you don't listen to All-ah" That is how the proselytizing goes.

I have a colleague who taught his son that anyone without a beard and crochet cap is a bad man. So, the boy goes to a mall and see an orthodox Jew with yarmulke and beard. So, the boy asked "is he a good man?" The father says "no, no, no, he is a very bad man"

Any way, Eid Mubarak.

[Yasser Yousufi]

06:30 AM on 08/21/2012

Any way, thanks for bothering with your caustic greeting~!

[johnnasiiq]

04:13 AM on 08/24/2012

I am a Muslim and have read and studied the Quran for years. Know the reality of Islam and Muslims before relating individual stories as representative of all Muslims.

[genrel1248]

09:30 AM on 08/20/2012

Pic #7: I have always loved you Ahmed. Your goat-like smell is irresistable.

[robsville]

02:01 PM on 08/20/2012

By the expression on his face, I'd say the one on the left is going to come to orgasm first.

[ExUngui]

04:15 PM on 08/21/2012

Those two need to get a room...