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Featured Article Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفِطر) is one of the greatest religious holidays in Islamic tradition which marks the end of Ramadan. Fitr means opening and since in this day (Shawwal 1) Muslims break one month of fasting is called Eid al-Fitr. There are some verses and hadiths that mention the importance of this day. Fasting is forbidden on this day and Muslims hold Eid prayer. Paying Zakat al-Fitra is obligatory for Muslims on this day. This day is usually followed by official holidays in Islamic countries. It is quoted from Jabir who quoted from Imam al-Baqir (a) and he (a) quoted from the Prophet (s) saying, "when the first of Shawwal comes, the caller will call 'O believers! Rush to your rewards in the morning!" He (a) then said, "O Jabir! Rewards of God are not [like] the rewards of kings." And he (s) said, "That day is the day of rewards." The Prophet (s) said, "angels on the day of Eid stand at the alleys and paths and say, 'rush to the Generous Lord who gives great blessings and forgives great sins." In some Eids, Imam 'Ali (a) said, "This is Eid of the one, God has accepted his fasting and worships and every day in which God is not disobeyed is Eid." Exegetes of the Qur'an have said that "و لتکبر الله" in "وَ لِتُکمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَ لِتُکبِّرُ‌وا اللَّـهَ عَلَیٰ مَا هَدَاکمْ وَ لَعَلَّکمْ تَشْکرُ‌ونَ" ["and so that you may complete the number, and magnify Allah for guiding you, and that you may give thanks."], is about the Takbirs recommended on the eve of Eid al-Fitr. Among the highly recommended actions of the day of Eid al-Fitr is doing ghusl which can be done after Fajr, but there is a disagreement about the time of Zuhr prayer or the sunset being the latest time it can be done. Read more... 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Upcoming anniversaries Today: Monday Shawwal 1 Eid al-Fitr 41 AH - Death of 'Amr b. al-'As (January 31, 662) Tuesday Shawwal 2 10 BH - Marriage of the Prophet (s) with Aisha (July 29, 613) 795 AH - Conquest of Amol, the center of Alids' government, by the army of Amir Taymur Gurkani (August 19, 1393) Wednesday Shawwal 3 247 AH - Death of al-Mutawakkil al-'Abbasi (December 14, 861) 1306 AH - Demise of Muhammad Rida Qumshi'i (June 2, 1889) 1313 AH - Demise of Aqa Rida Tabrizi (March 18, 1896) 1315 AH - Demise of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Shahristani (February 25, 1898) 1414 AH - Demise of Dhabih Allah Dhabihi Quchani (March 16, 1994) Thursday Shawwal 4 1342 AH - Demise of Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn Lari (May 9, 1924) 1383 AH - Demise of Mirza Rida Kalbasi (February 18, 1964) Friday Shawwal 5 37 AH - Departure of the Army of Imam 'Ali (a) from Kufa toward the Battle of Siffin (March 19, 658) 60 AH - Muslim b. 'Aqil entered Kufa (July 12, 680) 1314 AH - Demise of Sayyid Jamal al-Din Asadabadi (March 9, 1897) Saturday Shawwal 6 1353 AH - Demise of Sayyid Abu l-Qasim Dihkurdi (January 12, 1935) Sunday Shawwal 7 3 AH - The Battle of Uhud in which Hamza the uncle of the Prophet (s) was martyred (March 26, 625) 1080 AH - Demise of Mirza Rafi'a Na'ini (February 28, 1670) 1353 AH - Demise of Sayyid Abu l-Qasim Dihkurdi (January 13, 1935) 1381 AH - Demise of Sayyid Abu l-Qasim Kashani (March 14, 1962) 1393 AH - Demise of Abu l-Hasan Sha'rani (November 3, 1973) 1399 AH - Demise of Sayyid Mahmud Taliqani (August 31, 1979) 1421 AH - Demise of Mahdi Lakani (January 3, 2001) Historical anniversaries of Shawwal June 26 Tuesday June 27 656 CE - Acceptance of caliphate by Imam 'Ali (a) after 'Uthman was murdered (Dhu l-Hijja 25, 35) Wednesday June 28 610 CE - Beginning of the mission of the Prophet Muhammad (s) (Bi'tha) (Rajab 27, 13 BH) 816 CE - Travel of Imam al-Rida (a) from Medina to Merv (Dhu l-Qa'da 24, 200) 938 CE - Demise of Husayn b. Ruh al-Nawbakhti, the third deputy of Imam al-Mahdi (a) (Sha'ban 18, 326) 1860 CE - Birth of Muhammad Mahdi Khalisi (Dhu l-Hijja 9, 1276) 1981 CE - Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Bihishti and his companions by a terrorist attack to the office of Islamic Republic Party in Tehran (Sha'ban 25, 1401) Thursday June 29 1904 CE - Demise of Muhammad 'Ali Sibawayh (Rabi' II 15, 1322) 1975 CE - Demise of Sayyid Hasan Musawi Bujnurdi (Jumada II 19, 1395) Friday June 30 1037 CE - Demise of Avicenna (Ramadan 7, 428) 1895 CE - Birth of Sayyid Muhammad Hadi Milani (Muharram 7, 1313) 1920 CE - Uprising of people of Iraq under the leading of Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi, against the British Colonialism (Shawwal 13, 1338) Saturday July 1 1791 CE - Demise of Muhammad Baqir Wahid Bihbahani (Shawwal 29, 1205) Sunday July 2 622 CE - Second pledge at al-Aqabah (Dhu l-Hijja 13, 13 years after Bi'that) 868 CE - Martyrdom of Imam al-Hadi (a) (Rajab 3, 254) 1274 CE - Demise of Khwaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (Dhu l-Hijja 18, 1274) 1982 CE - Martyrdom of Muhammad Saduqi (Ramadan 10, 1402) List of historical anniversaries You may also like... 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