Supreme Leader Leads Eid al-Fitr Prayers

29 July 2014 | 20:58 Code : 1936474 Latest Headlines

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei led Eid al-Fitr prayers at Tehran’s Mosalla prayers ground on Tuesday morning.

A large number of Iranian people and senior Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, Head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Guardian Council Head Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati participated in the ceremony.

Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Fitr at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, after seeing the crescent of the new moon of Shawwal lunar month on the night before the Eid day.

During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. They strengthen their self-restraint and faith during this month and try to avoid sin. It is believed that the first verse of the holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in this month.