There are three main Muslim festivals discussed in the document. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and involves congregational prayers at mosques or fields and distributing alms. Eid-ul-Adha commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael and involves sacrificing an animal. Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrates the birthday of Prophet Muhammad and involves street processions, decorating homes and mosques, and speeches about the Prophet's life and teachings.

2. Muslim Festivals
There are two great festivals in
Islam.
• Eid-ul-Fitr (which falls on the first
day of Shawwal, the tenth month
of the Islamic year).
• Eid-ul-Adha (which falls on the
tenth day of Thul-Hijjah).

3. The first festival, Eid-ul-Fitr (the
"Festival of the Breaking of the
Fast"), occurs as soon as the new
moon is sighted at the end of the
month of fasting, namely
Ramadan.

4. In this festival the people, having
previously distributed the alms
which are called the Sadaqatu'l-
Fitr, assemble in the vast
assembly outside the city in the
Igdah, and, being led by the Imam,
recite two rak'ahs of prayer. After
prayers the Imam ascends the
mimbar, or pulpit, and delivers the
khutbah, or oration. (Hughes, A
Dictionary of Islam, p. 194).

5. • The igdah is a large place
especially set aside for
the large congregations
who will attend the
special Eid prayer early in
the morning and can be
an open field or flat
piece of ground. It is only
used as such on festival
days for congregational
prayers, the proper place
always being the mosque
on other occasions. We
have already mentioned
the Sadaqatul-Fitr

6. • Muslims on this day wear
their best clothers and
offer 'namaz' a
congregational prayer at
masjids or mosques. After
offering their prayers they
exchange good wishes of
the festival with their
neighbours and other
people. They also donate
alms to the poor on the
auspicios occasion.

8. Eid-ul-Adha
• Eid-ul-Adha (the "Feast
of Sacrifice") is the
great festival of Islam. It
is also known as Baqri-
Eid (the "Cow Festival")
because its most
important feature is the
sacrifice of an animal
(cow, goat, sheep, or
other appropriate
beast)

9. It honors the willingness
of Abraham(Ibrahim) to
sacrifice his young first-
born son Ishmael
(Ismail)a as an act of
submission to God's
command and his son's
acceptance to being
sacrificed, before God
intervened to provide
Abraham with a lamb to
sacrifice instead

10. Eid Milad-un-NabiMilad-un-Nabi is the birthday celebration of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad(S.A.W). Muslims celebrated Prophet birthday as Eid-e-Milad.
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) was born
Mecca(Arabia) on 12th day of Rabi-ul-
Awwal , which was Monday the 20th day
of April, 571 A.C.
The first public celebrations by Sunnis
took place in twelfth-century Syria,
under the rule of Nur ad-Din Zangi
Though there is no firm evidence to
indicate the reason for the adoption of
the Shi’ite festival by the Sunnis, some
theorise the celebrations took hold to
counter Christian influence in places
such as Spain and Morocco.

11. On the day of Eid-e-Milad large street
processions are held and homes or mosques
are decorated. In mosques, religious leaders
and scholars make speeches on different
aspects of the life of Hazrat Muhammad
(S.A.W) speacially on Prophet’s birth,
childhoos, youth and adult life. The religious
leaders tells us about focusing the
characteristic of Mohammad (S.A.W) in
different manner, on His teachings,
sufferings, and how He forgave even His
most bitter enemies.

12. In Pakistan the day of Eid-e-Milad
celebrated Like Eid-ul-Azha and Eid-ul-
Fiter in all cities with much pleasure.
Every person wear the simple and shiny
dress. Hazarat Muhammad (S.A.W). On
this occasion public meetings are held
specially in Bazar.

13. Thank You
Presentation by
Ebad ur Rehman