Eid Mubarak

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Eid Mubarak is a traditional Muslim greeting used to greet others on the festivals of Eid Ul-Adha and Eid Ul-Fitr. The phrase means ‘blessed festival’ and can also be paraphrased as ‘may you enjoy a blessed festival’. After the Muslims finish their Eid prayers, they wish each other Eid Mubarak. This celebration continues until the end of the celebration.

Saying Eid Mubarak is a cultural tradition influenced by deep roots of religion in it. However, it is not part of any religious obligations. There are numerous other ways of greeting for Eid Ul-Adha and Eid Ul-Fitr.

But Eid Mubarak is the most popular one.

All over the world, Muslims celebrate two Eids a year- Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha. Eid Ul-Fitr is celebrated to mark an end of a month long fasting during the month of Ramadan. On the other hand, Eid Ul-Adha, also known as ‘festival of sacrifice’ is a religious festival celebrated to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.

Eid Ul-Fitr is a three day celebration and at time is also known as the ‘Smaller Eid’ as compared to the Eid Ul-Adha that lasts for four days and is called as ‘Greater Eid’. The basis of the celebration of Eid Ul-Adha comes from the Quran. The celebration of both Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon and then greeting one another saying Eid Mubarak.