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Eidgah Sharif


Eidgah or Idgah (Urdu: عید گاہ‎, Bengali: ঈদগাহ),Assamese-ঈদগাহ ))is the term used in south Asian Islamic culture for the open-air gathering place usually outside the city (or at the outskirts) to perform the Salat al Eid (Eid prayers) for Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It is usually a public place that isn't used as a mosque at other times of the year. At the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate by first offering prayers at an Eidgah. It is a large open ground for people to assemble and offer their prayers early in the morning on the Eid day. Although the term eidgah is of South Asian origin, Muslims around the world generally perform Eid prayers on similar pieces of open ground.

It was a practice of Muhammad to perform the Eid salaah (prayer) in an open space on the outskirts of the city. Hence, it is considered a sunnah to perform Eid salaah at the Eidgah. The very first Eidgah was at the outskirts of Medina nearly 1,000 footsteps from Masjid al Nabawi.,

There are several guidelines for Eidgahs in Sharia.

Notable Eidgahs around the world include:

Eidgah Sharif is a Sunni Sufi shrine located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It was founded over a century ago and is host to many international visitors. Eidgah Shareef is also the frequent host of religious gatherings known as Milaad Paaks. A Milaad Paak is a series of presentations by scholars and by “reciters” who present religious material in solo a capella. At the largest of these, such as the Urs Paak more than 1,000,000 visitors crowd the grounds of Eidgah Shareef and spill over into the streets. About four million followers from all parts of Pakistan and about 500,000 more in the UK are sympathetic to this shrine.


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