Today, representatives of Islam celebrate one of the main religious holidays - Eid al-Fitr. This holiday marked the end of the month of Ramadan, during which believers observed a thirty-day fasting, refusing to eat and drink during the daytime.
The traditions of celebrating Eid al-Fitr date back to the time of the Prophet Muhammad and the period of the formation of Islam since 624. Then the holiday was widely spread during the formation of the Arab Caliphate. Today Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in Africa, Asia and Europe. In a number of Russian regions, the day of celebration is declared a day off.
Festive Prayer in Moscow
In Moscow, hundreds of thousands of Muslims celebrated the beginning of Uraza with a festive prayer. The main place was the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, which gathered around itself over 100 thousand believers. As Ravil Gainutdin, head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, noted during a sermon, today, all Muslims pray for the success and prosperity of Russia, for which traditional values are important.
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It is worth noting that festive prayers were also held at the Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Hill, the Historical Mosque on Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street and the Yardyam and Inam religious complex. Besides, events on the occasion of the holiday were held in Grozny, Makhachkala, Kazan, Ufa and other Russian cities.
Vladimir Putin: Eid al-Fitr has a high spiritual meaning
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Muslims of Russia on the Eid al-Fitr. In his congratulatory telegram, he noted that this holiday had a high spiritual meaning, embodied the desire of believers for moral self-improvement, mercy and compassion.
He recalled that the representatives of Islam in Russia respected the centuries-old fatherly historical, religious and cultural traditions and introduced them to the younger generation. According to him, the life of Muslims is filled with good deeds. The head of state also said, the Islamic Ummah actively cooperated with state and public organizations, paid great attention to educational and charitable initiatives.
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"And of course, the contribution of Muslim organizations to the maintenance of interethnic and interreligious dialogue, to the patriotic education of the younger generation is valuable. I wish you health, success and all the best",
Vladimir Putin
Ilham Aliyev: Ramadan calls believers to humanism and equality
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed his congratulations on the occasion of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) holiday. He noted that the Ramadan holiday called Muslims to moral purity, humanism, unity and equality. The head of state added that today the followers of Islam fulfill their duty to the Almighty with dignity, experience the joy of spiritual perfection and good deeds.
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"In Azerbaijan, which is one of the historical and cultural centers of the Islamic civilization, every year the Ramadan holiday is celebrated with great celebrations, prayers are offered for the well-being and prosperity of our people and state, the memory of the heroic sons of the Motherland who gave their lives for independence and territorial integrity our country is honored with deep respect",
Ilham Aliyev
