Islamic Festivals

That is: O God, let this moon come to us with peace and faith, safety and submission to You. My Lord and your Lord is God. This prayer shows the kind of thoughts and feelings a person should have when seeing the Eid moon. It should create a desire in us that the coming days be filled with peace for all of humanity. That all people receive the blessings of health and safety. Seeing the moon participating in human joy, a person should feel that the entire universe is one big family of God—from humans to the stars in the sky—all are one, because their Creator is One. Then, on the morning of Eid, everyone—young and old, men and women—takes a bath and wears clean clothes. They eat their favourite foods and thank God. After that, they walk to an open field or mosque and offer two rakats of prayer in gratitude. This is a public declaration that the joy they are celebrating belongs to the One who deserves to be thanked—God. After the prayer, the Imam delivers a khutbah, offering advice and reminding the people that happiness is the right of all, but it must be enjoyed within the limits of responsibility. After this, people greet one another, give gifts, and exchange words of peace and congratulations. They celebrate joy—but in a way that their happiness does not cause discomfort to anyone. They celebrate, but without making noise. They celebrate, but cleanly, without littering