Eid Al-Fitr is a festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, which is one of the greatest religious observances in Islam. What is the date for Eid Al-Fitr in 2012?
Date --Eid Al-Fitr 2012 is expected to be on or around August 19, 2012.
Note- About the Date of Eid al Fitre , Neither the precise dates of Islamic holidays be determined in advance, because of the nature of the Islamic lunar calendar. Visibility estimates are based on expectations of the hilal (waxing crescent moon after new moon) and may vary by location.
Although Eid al-Fitr is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar change, the date in the Gregorian calendar from year to year, with the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and lunar Islamic calendar is the calendar. The difference means Eid al-Fitr moves in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days a year. The date of Eid al-Fitr in their own country are varied as the moon is sighted or not.
Eid-ul-Fitr Day 1 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Note: During a public holiday, government offices and most businesses are closed so people have a day off work.
Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fitr means “breaking the fast”. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan.
‘A festival to rejoice…a festival to share the spirit of love, peace and brotherhood’. Muslims around the world try to show a common goal of unity. It is a day of recognizance of God.
Eid al-Fitr Prayer has a particular salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two raka'ah (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall.It may only be performed in congregation (Jama’at) and has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allah-u-Akbar" [God is Great]), three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school.This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic opinion is followed, Fard (obligatory), Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob (preferable).
Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, as mentioned in the Qur'an, to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan and pay the Zakat al-fitr before doing the Eid prayer.
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Assalam Aliykum,
As per Makkah Calendar announcement, Eid Al Fitr 2012 should be celebrated on Sunday, 19th August 2012. Following is the detailed announcement about same.
Eid Al Fitr 2012
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Aameen
- Aman
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