Eid al-Fitr rekindles one’s faith
May 13, 2021, 12:24 PM IST
Prof Farida Khanam is a multifaceted Islamic scholar, a well-known speaker, writer and translator based in New Delhi. She is also the Chairperson of Centre for Peace and Spirituality International, an organization founded by the world-renowned Islamic Scholar, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. LESS... MORE
The celebration of Eid al-Fitr takes place on the first date of Shawwal, which is the tenth month of the Hijra calendar. It marks the end of the month-long period of fasting. The aim of fasting is to rekindle faith by preparing a believer for this worldly life of test and teaching him patience and duty-consciousness.