Eid al-Fitr in Gabon ― Date, History, and Details
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History of Eid al-Fitr in Gabon and How to Celebrate/ Observe It
Eid al-Fitr is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. This first day of Shawwal is also the first day of the Islamic calendar.
Eid al-Fitr has a particular Salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two Rakats (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. It may be performed only in congregation (Jama’ah) and has an extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying “Allahu Akbar”, meaning “God is the Greatest”), three of them in the beginning of the first Rakat and three of them just before Ruku’ (bowing) in the second Rakat in the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Other Sunni schools usually have twelve Takbirs, seven in the first and five at the beginning of the second Rakat. Shia Muslims recite nine Takbirs in the first Rakat and five in the second.
Eid al-Fitr also involves the paying of Zakat al-Fitr (charity in the form of food), which is optional but strongly recommended.