Eid Mubarak
Somehow, the moonsighting committee saw a crescent yesterday evening. This is a day earlier than the day allowed by the latest Umm al Qura calculated day, which is generally a day earlier than the date on which the crescent can actually be seen (actually, tonight is the first evening when the crescent can be seen).
As soon as Eid is announced, Muslims are supposed to donate their zakat to the poor, so that the poor can have a nice Eid, similar to collections taken up before Christmas throughout Christendom.
Dubai has several charities who collect during Ramadan. The one most heavily promoted this year is to provide education to poor children, but others promised to provide food for the poor so they can have a nice dinner for Eid.
Most people get one to three days off work for Eid, although this Eid, two of the three days are a regular weekend in the UAE, so private businesses are only required to give employees their usual weekend off.
Even so, Eid will be a time when most families get together and have nice dinners, rather like Christmas.
So, I want to wish everyone a happy Eid, or, in Arabic, Eid Mubarak.
As soon as Eid is announced, Muslims are supposed to donate their zakat to the poor, so that the poor can have a nice Eid, similar to collections taken up before Christmas throughout Christendom.
Dubai has several charities who collect during Ramadan. The one most heavily promoted this year is to provide education to poor children, but others promised to provide food for the poor so they can have a nice dinner for Eid.
Most people get one to three days off work for Eid, although this Eid, two of the three days are a regular weekend in the UAE, so private businesses are only required to give employees their usual weekend off.
Even so, Eid will be a time when most families get together and have nice dinners, rather like Christmas.
So, I want to wish everyone a happy Eid, or, in Arabic, Eid Mubarak.
posted by Dubai@Random at 2:17 pm
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