Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr], "feast of breaking of the fast")[2] is a crucial holy day celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the tip of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fast (sawm). The spiritual Eid (Muslim relgious festival) is that the initial and solely day within the month of Islamic calendar month throughout that Muslims aren't allowable to quick. the vacation celebrates the conclusion of the twenty-nine days of dawn-to-sunset fast throughout the complete month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the primary day of the month of Islamic calendar month. The date for the beginning of any satellite Hijri month varies according to the observation of latest moon by native spiritual authorities, therefore the actual day of celebration varies by locality.
Eid al-Fitr features a specific salaah (Islamic prayer) consisting of 2 Rakats (units) and usually offered in associate degree open field or massive hall. it's going to be performed solely in congregation (Jama’at) and has further} extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears whereas language "Allāhu Akbar", virtually "God is greater"), 3 of them within the starting of the primary raka'ah and 3 of them simply before Ruku' within the second raka'ah within the Hanafi faculty of Sunni Islam.[3] alternative Sunni faculties sometimes have twelve Takbirs, seven within the initial, and 5 at the start of the second raka'ah. This Eid al-Fitr salaah is, reckoning on that jural opinion is followed, Fard فرض (obligatory), Mustahabb مستحب (strongly counseled, simply in need of obligatory) or mandoob مندوب (preferable).
Muslims believe that they're commanded by God, as mentioned within the Koran, to continue their quick till the day of Ramadan[4] and pay the pillar of Islam and fitra before providing the Eid prayers