Eidgah orIdgah, alsoEid Gah orId Gah (Persian:عیدگاه "site of Eid [observances]";Bengali:ঈদগাহ;Punjabi:عید گاہ;Urdu:عید گاہ;Hindi:ईदगाह) is a term used inSouth Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at the outskirts) reserved forEid prayers offered in the morning ofEid al-Fitr andEid al-Adha. It is usually a public place that is not used for prayers at other times of the year.[1] On the day of Eid, the first thing Muslims do in the morning is gather usually at a large open ground and offer special prayers,[2][3] in accordance with theSunnah (traditions ofMuhammad).[4] Although the usage of the termEidgah is ofIndian origin, it may be used for themusalla, the open space outside a mosque, or other open grounds where Eid prayers are performed, due to the lack of a specific Islamic term for a site of Eid observance. The Eidgah is mentioned in the famousBengali poem byKazi Nazrul Islam,O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe.
The first "Eidgah" was located at the outskirts ofMedina nearly 1,000 footsteps fromMasjid al Nabawi.[5], There are severalscholarly opinions regarding praying at Eidgahs, prescribing it in theSharia (Islamic law):
Notable Eidgahs around the world include
When theMughal EmperorAurangzeb Alamgir ascended the throne in the year 1658, he decided to build a big Eidgah, on the outskirts of thenShahjahanabad now known as the walled city. Shahi Eidgah was built on an area of 31,484 square yards (26,325 m2) of land, surrounded by thousands of square yards of open grounds. The Shahi Eidgah complex has 283,257 sq ft (26,315.4 m2), which at any time can be used by 50,000 namazi. The main gate at the front side has also two small gates besides it for the entrance and exit of the devotees. The same pattern is followed on the north and south sides of the Shahi Eidgah.
The Moradabad Eidgah, Located near byMoradabad railway station. The prayer ground is very large, with a seating capacity of 20,000 attendees. It is a historical religious place for Muslims, thus localMoradabad Muslims perform Eid Namaz every year in this Eidgah.
Gor-E-Shahid Eidgah Maidan (Bengali:গোর-এ-শহীদ ঈদগাহ ময়দান) is located inDinajpur.Sholakia is declared as the largest Eidgah inBangladesh. But inEid ul Adha of 2017 this Eidgah hosted the largestjamaat of Bangladesh.The number of devotees increased this year following the construction of a 516-foot wide minaret with 52 domes.[10] Eidgah Minar's main dome (Mehrab) is about 47 feet (14 m) high and 516 feet (157 m) wide. It has been built in 32 arches. Electric lamps have been connected to each dome of the Eidgah Minar. Eidgah Minar's beauty can be seen from many distances. The largest Eidgah Minar was constructed entirely with ceramic. The road is made for the devotees on both sides of the field. There will be adjacent arrangements. The Eidgah Minar is full of beauty when looked at from a distance. According to the district administration, the Eidgah has an area of about 22 acres (8.9 ha).[11] On the other hand, Sholakia's field is known to be 7 acres of land.[12] In 2019, the 5thEid-ul-Fitr congregation was at Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan at 8:45am with the participation of 600,000 devotees.[13] Apart from members of other law enforcement agencies, over 500 policemen were deployed in and around the Eidgah to ensure security.[14] The 6th Eid-ul-Azha largest Eid congregation was at Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan, Dinajpur at 8:30am with the participation of around 4 lakh devotees.[15]
Eidgah Sharif is aSunniSufi shrine located inRawalpindi,Pakistan.[16] The shrine was founded over a century ago. It welcomes visitors from all over the world and frequently hosts ceremonies known asMilaad Paaks which are mainly series of sermons from scholars and religious materials presented in solo a capella by people called "reciters". At the largest of these gatherings (such as theUrs Paak), more than a million visitors crowd the main grounds and the surrounding streets. About four million followers from all over the country and about 500,000 more from theUnited Kingdom are regular visitors to the shrine.The custodian of Eidgah Sharif,Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Naqib-Ur Rehman, known to his followers as "Pir Sa’ab", advances the mission and teachings of Eidgah Shareef with the assistance of his son Sahibzada Muhammad Hassan Haseeb Ur Rehman, known to the devotees as "Sa’ab Ji". Pir Sa’ab's ancestors, the previous custodians of the shrine, were all said to be Sufi masters directly from the lineage ofMughal EmperorBabur. In 1960 the family gifted the government with a large proportion of the land used to build Pakistan's capital city ofIslamabad, not far from Rawalpindi.[16]
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