Eid Mubarak

Happy Eid ul Fitr! As you all are wondering, what is Eid? Well Eid ul Fitr is a special celebration that takes place after the conclusion of the month of Ramadan. Ramadan has ended and Eid ul Fitr has taken place. There are two types of Eid: Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha. Eid ul Fitr takes place after Ramadan and Eid ul Adha takes place during the 4th day of the month of Zul-Hajj or the time period of the holy pilgrimage of Mecca takes place, following in the footsteps of Abraham and his son Ishmael. During Eid, Muslims come together to the Mosque and praise God for everything which he has given to them. On the day of Eid, Muslims become very generous and giving and don't hesitate to be kind.

Ramadan Mubarak

Yup It's Ramadan again. In the month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world come together and fast in this holy month of Ramdan, the month in which the Qu'ran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh). During Ramadan, Muslims fast depending on the site of the first moon and this year it was cited November 26th meaning November 27th is the first day of fasting. Also, During Ramadan, taraveeh prayer is done. In Ramadan muslims gain self-restraint and patience from evil. They learn to be patient and share the feeling of the needy and the poor and how they suffer. Just to get a feeling of how things are in the world. It helps muslims realize the oneness of God and how merciful he is upon us for he has given us so much, yet we do not even appreciate his mercifulness. In Ramadan, Muslims learn to be self-patient, calm, cool, and they refrain themselves from their regular daily social activities. Muslims deviate away from the evil mischief's and wrong doings and try to complete as much good as they can. They go about using less and less and almost and hopefully no profane vocabulary. It is a sort of spiritual healing. After this incredible time of fasting, Muslims have a tremendous celebration called Eid-ul-Fitr. During this time of celebration, Muslims do not fast and they come together in their holy mosque and chant Allaha-o-Akbar (meaning God is great). Together they eat, socialize, pray and make prayers for the Prophet and to God.