
A TIME OF CELEBRATION IN THE ISLAMIC FAITH: LEARNING ABOUT EID
The festival of Eid al-Fitr, meaning the Festival of Fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (it is believed that the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammed this month), and signals the beginning of Shawwal (the tenth month in the Islamic lunar calendar). There are actually two Eid holidays during the year: Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr is in fact, the ea