Eid: A Festival Of Togetherness

Eid: A Festival of Togetherness obligations, and those cannot be abandoned, regardless of the situation. Before the advent of Islam, festivals were common in Arab society, but they often involved crude and inhumane forms of celebration and entertainment. The Prophet of Islam advised people to abandon such forms of festivity and adopt a more refined and dignified way of celebrating. Accordingly, Islam introduced Eid as its own form of festival. Thus, Eid is essentially the Islamic version of a festival. On Eid, be happy and have fun, but don’t be noisy or disturb others. When you meet people, don’t use bad language. Eat and drink, but stay away from things that can intoxicate you and from being wasteful. When you walk around, make sure not to make the streets dirty. Meet with others, but don’t interfere in their lives. Eid is more than just a festival of Muslims—it is a human festival. It does not give a message of narrowness or separation, but it gives a message of openness and togetherness. Eid begins with seeing the new moon in the sky. This is a sign that Eid is a universal festival and is connected to the whole world. Then during Eid, all Muslims—young and old—come out of their homes. In this way, Muslims meet with one another. The day of Eid becomes a practical day of meeting and connecting with people. In the same