Amongst the many Muslim festivals in the country, it is Id-Ramzan which is said to be the most popular festival and holds great religious significance to Muslims across the globe. Id-Ramzan is also known as Eid ul-Fitr and sometimes plainly referred to as Eid. It is said to be most holy month in the Islamic calendar. The main reason for it being pronounced as the most scared month is because it is been said in the holy book, Quran that it was during these thirty day when Prophet Muhammad was blessed with spiritual knowledge of Islam. Although fasting is a common practice in this month, there a number of other practices that has to be strictly adhered to during this month such as regular prayers, patience, charity and giving up materialist desires. During this month, a person is said to spend his time enlivening with the spiritual practices of the Quran, in order to free one from the worldly yearning and create a stronger platform between man and god.
Legend has it that in the year 610 AD when Prophet Muhammad was meditating on Mount Hira that Angel Gabriel appeared in front of him and referred him as Muhammad and pronounced him as the 'Messenger of God'. The Angel enlightened him on the preaching's of Quran and declared that he will be spiritual guiding light for men and women by spreading the message of Allah. It has been believed that this incident took place in month of Ramadan which gave rise to the formation of a new religion. Muhammad was at first very disturbed and misunderstood it as an evil forces. It took many people to convince him before he accepted and followed the spiritual path. Many of his followers have said that Muhammad used to be visited frequently by the seraph Gariel during the remaining years of his life to teach him the recitals of the Quran. He would often refer to the preaching's as a set of conventional rules that the Lord almighty would want his people on earth to adhere too and lead their lives based on these code of conducts. It was his strong belief that it was the only way that will lead a Muslim to path of righteousness. In the years to come Muhammad declared the month of Ramadan as the most holy days in the calendar and requested his disciples to pay homage to Allah for the divine knowledge given to them. He asked his devotees to observe a pious way of life by abstaining from taking food, devoting there time towards prayers and refraining from indulging in any kind of austerities. Thus, this how the festival came into existence and even today, holds great importance to the followers of Islam.
