By Linda Kwanjana
Former Minister of Homeland Security Uladi Mussa on Saturday joined Malawi Leader President Dr Lazarus Chakwera in Area 2 Lilongwe for this year’s Eid al-Fitr prayers.
Malawi President Chakwera pardoned Mussa of his 6 year jail sentence during Easter this year.
Chakwera is attending Eid al-Fitr prayers at a function taking place in Area 2 Moslem Sports Club Bwalo La Njobvu in the capital Lilongwe.
Eid al-Fitr, (Arabic: “Festival of Breaking Fast”) also spelled ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, also called al-ʿĪd al-Ṣaghīr, Turkish Ramazan Bayramı (“Ramadan Festival”), is the first of two canonical festivals of Islam.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar (though the Muslim use of a lunar calendar means that it may fall in any season of the year).
As in Islam’s other holy festival, Eid al-Adha, it is distinguished by the performance of communal prayer (ṣalāt) at daybreak on its first day.
Eid al-Fitr is a time of official receptions and private visits, when friends greet one another, presents are given, new clothes are worn, and the graves of relatives are visited.
