Today, our Muslim brothers celebrate Eid'l Fitr, or more commonly known as the end of Ramadan. It's a month long religious obligation for all healthy adult Muslims in which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex during daylight hours.
The practice aims to teach Muslims such virtues as patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to Allah.
Guns were fired, especially in the Muslim city of Cotabato and the province of Maguindanao as early as 6 PM yesterday when Muslim religious leaders announced the sighting of the moon. It signaled the end of the holy month of fasting.
Firing of guns at the end of Ramadan is not written in the Quran, and despite repeated appeals from Muslim religious leaders, police and military authorities, it proved that it is really hard to break what had been practiced at the end of Ramadan in so many years.
Luckily, no cases of stray bullets-related injuries have yet been reported.
PS
My Muslim friend smiled and told me the term is Eid'l Fitr when I greeted him "Happy end of Ramadan" earlier today.
photo: philippinenewsdaily.com
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