Eid Celebrations

Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, and Bobby Deol join Sohail Khan's Eid party

Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and many others appeared at Sohail Khan's Eid party. Salman Khan donned multi-colour pants for the celebration

India celebrates Eid with prayers, feasts marking end of holy month

Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan. In the national capital, a huge congregation gathered for the morning prayers at the 17th-century Jama Masjid in the walled city and exchanged greetings and embraces. Markets around Jama Masjid, including Chandni Chowk, Meena Bazar and Dariba Kalan, wore a festive look and saw brisk shopping for the festival. "The message of Islam is that people of all religions should live together with love and affection. This is the 'Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb'. There is no religion bigger than humanity," said Mohammad Gufran Afridi, a local resident, after offering prayers at the Jama Masjid. After the month-long dawn-to-dusk fasts, people made a beeline for eateries and restaurants selling lip-smacking dishes and also visited their neighbours, friends and relatives and shared sweet milk-based desserts like 'sewai' and ...

Eid-al-Fitr 2024: Everything you need to know about Shawwal moon sighting

Muslims in large parts of India will fast for another day as the crescent moon was not sighted on Tuesday. This implies Eid festivities in the major Indian parts will be conducted on Thursday, April 1

Eid-Ul-Fitr: Wishes, messages, quotes and social media status for sharing

Eid-ul-Fitr marks the conclusion of Ramadan days. This year, India may observe Eid-al-Fitr on 11 April 2024 while different nations like UAE, Saudi Arabia, and more will mark it on 10 April 2024

Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2024: Here are the 20 best wishes, messages, and quotes

Eid-ul-Fitr is an auspicious festival for Muslims worldwide who celebrate it with immense enthusiasm. This festival marks the end of Ramadan month. Here are the 20 best wishes, messages and quotes

Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi: Date, history, importance, celebration, wishes

In Arabic, this day is also called Nabid, Mawlid, or Mawlid an-Nabi. The Eid Milad-Un-Nabi falls during Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic year

Eid-ul-Adha: PM Modi greets people of India and Muslim country leaders

Muslim communities celebrate Eid ul Adha all over the world today. PM Modi also sent a letter of greeting to Muslim country leaders

Eid-ul-Adha 2023: Date, History, Importance, Celebration in India

The Islamic community all over the world celebrates the festival of Eid-al-Adha, also known as Eid-ul-Zuha. The celebration marks Prophet Ibrahim's commitment to Allah with his status forfeiting his c

Eid Ul-Fitr 2023: History, Celeration, Wishes on this holy Islamic festival

Eid ul Fitr is a time of joy and gratitude that marks the end of a month of self-discipline and spiritual purification

Eid al-adha: Lucknow celebrates with message of love, prayer for rains

Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated here on Sunday with traditional fervour and gaiety with people offering namaz in large numbers and greeting one other with message of peace and love. At Aishbagh Eidgah, people speaking during khutbe' -- a speech before namaz -- raised concerns about the global warming, and later offered a special prayer for rains. Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, the Head of Islamic Centre of India and Shahar Qazi, told PTI that people prayed for peace and harmony in the country across several mosques of the Aishbagh Idgah. Maulana Rashid said that Prophet Mohammad had called planting of saplings a noble work, and in line with his message people were asked to plant saplings around mosques and other places to reduce the impact of global warming. The festival is known for its custom of sacrificing an animal to the Allah. Maulana Rashid said the Centre had in advance issued an advisory asking people to not share any pictures or videos of the sacrifice on social media,

Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has disrupted ritual slaughter of animals to mark Eid al-Adha as millions of Muslims across Indonesia celebrate one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar

Eid celebrations in India break Covid squeeze; but curfew mars festivities

In Delhi's Jahangirpuri that witnessed riots last month, Hindus and Muslims celebrated Eid together at Kushal Chowk by exchanging sweets and hugs, sending a message of peace and love

Israeli Prez Herzog extends Eid al-Fitr greetings to Palestine leader

Herzog expressed hope for "peace and stability in the region" on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, said a statement issued by Herzog's office, without elaborating on the content of the conversation

Fear of resurgence of Covid casts shadow over Bakrid celebrations in Kerala

The fear of resurgence of the COVID pandemic after a drop in cases this month has forced the government to take stringent measures, casting a shadow over Bakrid celebrations in Kerala on Wednesday.

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Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad

Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan,US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire during the festival of Eid.

PM Modi, Afghan President Ghani discuss evolving security situation

President Ghani thanked Prime Minister Modi for timely supply of food and medical assistance to meet Afghan requirement

In pictures: Bakri Eid celebrations in various parts of the country

Eid al-Adha, also called the "Festival of the Sacrifice" or Bakri Eid, is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year

What is Eid al-Fitr? How do Muslims celebrate it? Six questions answered

Eid al-Fitr, as it follows the fasting of Ramadan, is also seen as a spiritual celebration of Allah's provision of strength and endurance

Clashes mar Eid celebrations in Kashmir, civilian killed in grenade blast

Militants fired at a security forces party at Lasjan on the outskirts of the city, injuring a CRPF Jawan