Eid Mubarak: Wishes, Quotes and Greetings to Send Family and Friends to Celebrate End of Ramadan 2019

Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the end of Ramadan, considered the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, as well as ending their daylight fasting.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and fasting during the month is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The exact dates on which Ramadan begins and ends varies every year, as the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, and Ramadan is determined by a visual sighting of the crescent moon.

The end of the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims abstain from food and drink during sunlight hours, is marked by yet the festival Eid al-Fitr.

Eid al-Fitr, or the "Festival of the Breaking of the Fast" will fall this year on June 4 or June 5, depending when he crescent moon is sighted.

Traditionally, Eid is celebrated across three days in Muslim majority countries, although the number does vary depending on each country.

Ahead of the end of the Holy Month, here are some top quotes, greetings and wishes to share with friends and families.

(All messages via Muslim Prayer Times, WishesMSG.com and beliefnet.com)

  • My friend, Welcome to the month of Ramadan. And hope you will keep a distance from all kind of sinful behavior. Make increase offering of Salat and recitation of the Holy Koran. Wishing you all blessings.
  • Almighty Allah offered lots of spiritual reward for this month of Ramadan! You must observe fasting and refrain from sinful activities. May Allah bless you and your family. Happy Ramadan Kareem!
  • Fasting is a shield with which a servant protects himself from the fire.
  • I pray for your continuous abundance in life, satisfaction, and joy. May all of these will be a grant to you, for you are a great brother I treasure. A blessed Ramadan to you!
  • The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Koran. a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. (2:185)
  • Allah says about the fasting person: "He has left his food, Drink and desires for my sake, The fast is for me, So I will reward (The fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times" [Sahih Al bukhari 1894]
  • As you feast on your Iftar, I pray nothing but good health and prosperity in your family and friends. May you share it with love on your loved ones.
  • "May Allah reach us to Ramadan and many more and may He make us better Muslims from today."—Dr. Bilal Philips
  • Allah's blessings will always be on us. Celebrate and enjoy as once again, we will be given a chance to repent and ask for forgiveness for our sins and be forgiven. Ramadan Mubarak
  • Ramadan is like a rare flower that blossoms once a year and just as you begin to smell its fragrance, it disappears for another year.
  • Walk humbly, Talk politely, Dress neatly, Treat kindly, Pray attentively, Donate generously. May Allah bless and protect you
  • "Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and righteousness."—Koran, 2:183
  • The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "When the month of Ramadan start, the gates of heaven are Opened and the gates of hell are closed and the devils are chained"—Saheeh Al-bukhari.
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Muslims participate in an outdoor prayer event at Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, Manhattan's oldest West African mosque, to mark the end of Ramadan on June 15, 2018 in New York City. Getty/Spencer Platt