Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan of the Islamic calendar, will be celebrated in the national capital tomorrow.

The announcement has come after a meeting of Qadeem Royat Hilal Committee headed by Maulana Mufti Mohammed Mukkaram, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid yesterday.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit conveyed her Eid ul Fitr greeings to all Delhiites.

"Eid is a festival of joy and happiness as it comes after a month long fasting during holy Ramzan. This festival has become an integral part of the composite culture of Delhi," she said in a statement.

She exhorted one and all to celebrate Eid as it helps in cementing the bonds of unity, harmony and brotherhood.

Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and it culminates in Id-ul-Fitr celebrations.