Eid: A Festival Of Togetherness

Every person will have to give an account of their actions to God. A person has the right to live a happy life in this world, but no one has the right to disturb the happiness and peace of another person. After the prayer ends, all Muslims meet each other. They exchange greetings of Eid Mubarak with one another. They eat and drink together. They give gifts to one another. Staying within the circle of peace and good manners, they plan celebrations to share joy. During the month of Ramadan, it is obligatory to fast and forbidden to abstain from fasting without a valid reason. On the day of Eid, however, it is forbidden to fast. The reason is that if fasting were allowed on the day of Eid, a person would again go into isolation. They would not be able to join people and celebrate the festival with others. They would not be able to take part in everyone’s happiness. The whole day of Eid is for celebrating joy and happiness. But the regular five daily prayers are still necessary for everyone. The instruction is that when the time for prayer comes, people should leave the entertainment programmes and immediately go for prayer and worship God as usual. This teaches us that even in happiness, a person must stay within limits. Even during fun times, one should not forget God. Eid is a day of light-heartedness, but at the same time, a person must always remember that they have