EID-UL-FITR, the biggest festival of the Muslims

EID-UL-FITR, the biggest festival of the Muslims has come again marking the end ofthe holy month of Ramadan. The month of self-analysis and self-restraint,gives the Muslims opportunity to reshape their life in accordance with the teaching of Islam.  As an essential element of Islam, the month-long fasting prohibits all wrong, inhuman and harmful acts.Falsehood, wrongdoing, creating indiscipline and anarcy in society and all kinds of deception are sins in the eye of Islam. And the glorious month of Ramadan comes to us as the month of self-judgement and purificaion.Eid is also a communion of souls. It is the occasion for thanks giving to the

Almighty Creator. Eid is certainly an occasion for joy by pious Muslims who followed the commandments of Allah during Holy Ramadan. Eid, infact, awakenes in us the spirit that stimulates us in giving a concrete shape to our wordly and spiritual life.The common scene on Eid day is exchanging greetings after prayers, visiting family members, friends and neighbours. Thus Muslims resume their normal life after Ramadan. They become enriched and better prepared to work according to the dictates of Islam.On this occasion, we should pledge to establis an exploitation-free society on the basis of religious values, and that is how we should observe Eid-ul-fitr.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives:                                                       1  5 = 5

   a. The biggest religious festival of the Muslims is-----.

         i) Shaba Barat             ii) Shaba Kadar            iii) Eid-ul-fitr            iv) None of them

   b. ----- is the month of self-analysis and self-restraint.

        i) Zilkad                       ii) Muharram                iii) Zilhaj                   iv) Ramadan

   c. The month-long fasting is an ----- of Islam.

       i) optional element                                                       ii) optional and essential element

      iii) essential element                                                    iv) None of them

  d. Eid awakens in us the spirit that helps us to shape our -----.

        i) worldly life                                                                        ii) wordly and spiritual life

     iii) spiritual life                                                          iv) None of them

  e. After Ramadan, Muslims start -----.

      i) an idle life                     ii) a normal life                    iii) war                iv) none of them

2. Write whether the statements are true or false.If false, give the correct answer:     

                                                                                                                                      1  5 = 5

      a. Eid is a day of self-analisis and self-restraint.

      b. Islam teaches not to be involved in acts of sin in the month of Ramadan.

      c. After oaserving Eid, Muslims starts their normal life.

     d. Eid is important only for spiritual life.

     e. Eid-Ul-Fitr is a normal religious festival of the muslims.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box.There are more word than necessary :                                                                                                                             

friends	real	inhuman	greet	inspires	arises
values	corruption free	joy	pledge	pray	purification

Eid is a day of (a)---------- for the Muslim. It (b)------------ in us the spirit that (c)------------ us to give a (d)------------ shape to our wordly and spiritual life. On this day, the Muslims (e)------------ and (f)------------one another. They also visit family members, (g)------------ and neighbours. On this occasion the Muslims should (h)------------ to establish (i)------------ society according to the religious (j)------------.

4. Make five sentences from the table below.                                                            1  5 = 5

Eid  Ramadan  Eid-ul-fitr  It

is

the occasion to pay thanks to Allah. the biggest religious festival. a communion souls. the month of self-analysis and self-restraint certainly

5. Answer the following questions :                                                                           1  5 = 5

  a. When do the Muslims observe EID-UL-FITR ?

  b. From What kinds of acts does Ramadan keep the people aloof ?

  c. What kind of month is Ramadan ?

  d. What do the Muslims do on Eid –day ?

  e. What should we pledge on an Eid-day ?

6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the text :                                                                                              

(a)------------ is a very important month in the (b)------------ life. This month is a month of self-analysis and (b)------------. It teaches the Muslimmmmms to (d)------------ their life in according to the (e)------------ of Islam.The month long fasting as an (f)------------ element of Islam (g)------------ the Muslims to lead a sinful life.After Ramadan the Muslims (h)------------ Eid-ul-fitr. Eid is a communioun of (i)------------. On this day, the Muslims pray and (j)------------ one another.

7. Read the passage again. Imagine you were celebrating the Eid day. Now, Write in about 70-80 wordsabout how you enjoyed the day and what’s your feelings about the day.          5                                                                                                                               

8. Read the passage again and write the main idea of the passage in not more than five

sentences.