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the final fast of Ramadan
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Aziz Poonawalla
???? ?????? ?? ??? ?????! Today is the final fast of Ramadan. Unlike last year, it looks like almost everyone will be celebrating Eid al Fitr together on Sunday, a happy convergence of the Ummah. But talking about Eid is premature; it’s still Ramadan for one more day, and we have to make the most…
Hajj ends – Zabihat and Jamarat
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Aziz Poonawalla
Eid is by tradition a happy affair, but in India it is muted this year, in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. In addition to forgoing the slaughter of cows for the sacrifice (out of respect for the sentiments of the Hindu majority), Indian muslims are wearing black armbands this week as a mark of…
Eid al-Fitr Mubarak redux
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Aziz Poonawalla
Via the On Faith blog at the Washington Post, behold the Empire State Building lit green for Eid last night: Daisy Khan, executive of the ASMA foundation, writes movingly of what seeing the emblematic skyscraper lit in commemoration of the holiday means to her as a proud muslim-American. Street vendor Uighur muslims celebrate Eid…
Eid Eid Eid and more
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Aziz Poonawalla
I must hasten to point out that not everyone is celebrating Eid today – many muslims are abiding by the sightings which indicate Eid is tomorrow. One of my favorite bloggers, Mr. Moo, offers his take on the opacity of Eid’s timing – subtle, but brilliant. But his true genius is in the lolcats. My…
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