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1. WELCOME TO INTRO TO
EID AL-FITR
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3. EID AL-FITR IS A 3-DAY ISLAMIC FESTIVAL THAT MARKS
THE END OF RAMADAN, THE MONTH OF FASTING FOR
THE MUSLIMS

4. EID AL-FITR IS DETERMINED ON THE 29TH OF THE
MONTH OF RAMADAN BY THE SIGHTING OF THE NEW
MOON

5. IF THE MOON IS SEEN ON THAT NIGHT, THEN THE NEXT
DAY WILL BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE TENTH MONTH
(SHAWWAL) OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, WHICH IS
ALSO THE FIRST DAY OF EID AL-FITR

6. AN OFFICER OF BRUNEI'S ISLAMIC AUTHORITY LOOKS THROUGH A TELESCOPE AS
HE PERFORMS "RUKYAH", THE SIGHTING OF THE NEW MOON OVER THE SKIES OF
BUKIT AGOK OUTSIDE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

7. MUSLIMS GATHER EARLY IN THE MORNING TO
PERFORM EID PRAYERS. THIS CONSISTS OF A SERMON
FOLLOWED BY A SHORT CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

8. EID EL FITR PRAYERS – DHAKA, BANGLADESH
BAITUL MUKARRAM

9. EID AL-FITR PRAYERS – QINGHAI, CHINA
DONGGUAN GREAT MOSQUE

10. EID AL-FITR PRAYERS – BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN

11. EID AL-FITR PRAYERS – LONDON,
ENGLAND
LONDON MUSLIM CENTRE

12. EID AL-FITR PRAYERS – MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA
MASJID AL-HARAM

13. CELEBRATE EID AL-FITR WITH FOOD AND
LOCAL TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE
MUSLIM WORLD!

14. PREPARING TRADITIONAL SWEETS (KNAFEH)
CAIRO, EGYPT

15. PREPARING TRADITIONAL SWEETS (MAAMOUL)
SIDON'S OLD CITY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON

16. INDIAN WORKER DRIES SEVIIYAN
USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF "SHEERKHORMA", A TRADITIONAL
SWEET DISH IN INDIA

17. AN IRAQI BAKER PREPARES SWEETS
BAGHDAD, IRAQ

18. JORDANIAN WORKERS MAKE QATAYEF
A PANCAKE-LIKE SHELL FILLED WITH NUTS OR SWEET CHEESE, FRIED IN
OIL OR BAKED, THEN DIPPED IN SYRUP

19. MAKING MORE QATAYEF…
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT

20. TRADITIONS OF HENNA AS BODY ART
WOMEN GATHER THE DAY BEFORE EID AL-FITR TO GET HENNA DONE ON THEIR
HANDS

21. BANGLADESHI VENDOR SELLS
TRADITIONAL SWEETS
CHALK BAZAAR IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH

22. "EID IN THE SQUARE”
TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHER AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON,
ENGLAND

23. SELLER OF SYRIAN SWEETS CALLS OUT TO
CUSTOMERS
AL-MIDAN MARKET – DOWNTOWN DAMASCUS, SYRIA

24. PALESTINIAN VENDORS PREPARE SWEETS
WEST BANK CITY OF NABLUS

25. STACKS OF SWEETS DISPLAYED FOR EID
AL-FITR
AL-MIDAN MARKET – DOWNTOWN DAMASCUS, SYRIA

26. A KASHMIRI SELLS DELICACIES
SRINAGAR, INDIA

27. HOMEMADE FIREWORKS ARE A POPULAR
TRADITION
WEST BANK CITY OF RAMALLAH

28. IRANIAN VENDOR SELLS TRADITIONAL
SWEETS
TEHRAN, IRAN

29. ABU DERWISH MOSQUE IN AMMAN - JORDAN

30. ABU MANSUR MOSQUE IN SAMARKAND -
UZBEKISTAN

31. AL ASHRAFİYYAH MOSQUE İN TAİZ - YEMEN

32. AL FATEH MOSQUE IN MANAMA - BAHRAIN

33. AL HAMBRA IN GRANADA - SPAIN (DOME)

34. AL HAMBRA IN GRANADA - SPAIN (INTERIOR)

35. AL NIDA MOSQUE IN BAGHDAD - IRAQ

36. AMIR ABDULKADIR MOSQUE IN CONSTANTINE -
ALGERIA

37. AMIR TIMUR MOSQUE IN SAMARKAND -
UZBEKISTAN

38. AN NOUR MOSQUE IN MALAYSIA

39. AZADI MOSQUE IN ASHGABAT - TURKMENISTAN

40. BADSHAHI MOSQUE IN LAHORE - PAKISTAN (MAIN
ENTRANCE)

41. BADSHAHI MOSQUE IN LAHORE - PAKISTAN

42. BAYEZID COMPLEX IN EDIRNE - TURKEY

43. BLUE MOSQUE IN HERAT - AFGHANISTAN

44. TEN MOST FAMOUS MOSQUES
• No 10. Mosque of Dearborn, Michigan, USA

45. NO 9. SHAH FAISAL MOSQUE, ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

46. NO 8. MUHAMMAD ALI MOSQUE, CAIRO, EGYPT

47. NO 7. SHAH MOSQUE, ISFAHAN, IRAN

48. NO 6. AL AQSA MOSQUE JERUSALEM, PALESTINE

49. NO 5. PUTRA MOSQUE, PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA

50. NO 4. SULTAN AHMED MOSQUE A.K.A BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL,
TURKEY

51. NO 3. SULTAN OMAR ALI SAIFUDDIN MOSQUE, BANDAR SERI
BEGAWAN, BRUNEI

52. NO 2. AL-NABAWI (PROPHET) MOSQUE, MEDINA

53. NO 1. HARAM, GRAND MOSQUE, MECCA

54. ISLAMIC ART
• Islamic art can be found any where ……

55. THE ARABESQUE

56. IN MOSQUES …
• Blue mosque , Turkey Istanbul (only mosque in the world with six minarets)

57. BADSHAHI MASJID : LAHORE, PAKISTAN

58. MASJID AL-HARAM: MECCA SAUDI ARABIA

59. NOT ONLY MOSQUES…..
• Taj Mahal: Agra, India

60. CALLIGRAPHY: ANOTHER FORM OF ISLAMIC
ART

61. ON THE KABAH
• Kabah: Mecca , Saudi Arabia

62. ON MOSQUES

63. ON BUILDINGS
• Taj Mahal: Agra, India

64. RUGS AND CARPETS

65. RUGS
• Rugs and carpets are one of the important parts of Islamic art.

66. METALWORK AND GLASS

67. METALWORK
• Metal box’s, believed to have transported spices in these
boxes to Europe

68. ISLAMIC GLASS ART

69. TILING

70. ISLAMIC TILING PATTERNS ON MOSQUE

71. ISLAMIC TILING ON MOSQUES

72. ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

73. HOLDS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE
• Masjid ul haram/ Kabah : Mecca Saudi Arabia

74. DOMES

75. MORE DOMES

76. MINARETS

77. MORE MINARETS

78. KIDS CELEBRATION

79. PARTY

80. STREET CELEBRATION

81. FOOD CELEBRATION

82. PREPARING FOOD

83. TEA

84. FRIED SWEETS

86. EID BREAKFAST

87. FAMILY FUN

88. FUN AT HOME

90. FIREWORKS

91. DANCES