Eid al-Fitr 2020 greetings: How to wish someone a happy or blessed Eid

This weekend the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end with the Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

Eid celebrations traditionally involve Muslims saying special prayers and performing charitable acts before enjoying a large meal with their friends and family.

This year it will start at sunset on Sunday (May 24).

Ramadan could have ended on Saturday evening, however because the new moon marking the arrival of the next Islamic month, Shawwal, could not be seen, fasting will last the maximum 30 days.

On Sunday evening though, Eid al-Fitr celebrations will be able to start, and there are numerous ways people can greet each other during this festival.

Eid Mubarak

The most common greeting is Eid Mubarak, which means ‘happy holiday’.

The traditional response to wish someone good will is Khair Mubarak.

If you wish to use Eid Mubarak in a full sentence, then greetings include:

• May the magic of this holy festival bring unlimited happiness in your life and decorate it with the colours of heaven! Eid Mubarak!
• I wish you and your family a very joyful Eid. May Allah accept all your prayers and forgive all your faults. Eid Mubarak!
• May Allah shower countless blessings upon you and your family. Keep me in your prayers.
• Of all the days to celebrate this outshines the rest, here’s hoping that this Eid is happiest and best Eid Mubarak to all.
• There is no blessing in the world greater than a true friend. I thank God every day for giving me a friend like you. Eid Mubarak to you and your family!
• This blessed day is for saying thank you to the almighty for all he has given to us. May he grant all your prayers and fulfil all your desires. Eid Mubarak!

Other Eid greetings

There are numerous other ways to greet one another during Eid al-Fitr, such as Jazak Allah Khair, which means ‘May Allah reward you with goodness’.

Other traditional greetings also involve lines from the Quran, including:

• “Those who believed and led a righteous life are the best creatures.” – The Quran, 98:7
• “Hold to forgiveness, command what is right; but turn away from the ignorant.” – The Quran, 7:199
• “All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.” The Quran, 57:1
• “God is kind and likes kindness in all things.” – Riyad-us-Saliheen, volume 1:633
• “He is the One God; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, most wise.” – AYAH al-Hashr 59:24
• “You cannot guide those you would like to but God guides those He wills. He has the best knowledge of the guided.” – Surah Al-Qasas 28: 56.