Latest News Update About Hari Raya Puasa:Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the Malay term for the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr. Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. This festival is celebrated by Muslims in Malaysia and other Muslims throughout the world.
This time, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri is all the more meaningful to me because a blogger friend Chahya has been faithfully posting meaningful and spiritual posts on Hari Raya in her blog with beautiful excerpts from the Quran, inspirational thoughts and pictures as well. Personally, it was a very refreshing experience to read the excerpts from the Quran in her blog and I am simply astounded by the beautiful language used, especially since it has been a long time since I read anything as beautiful in Malay.
For the benefit of foreign readers, here’s some information to help you to better understand HariRaya. The month leading up to Hari Raya is known as Ramadhan and during this time, Muslims must to fast from dawn to dusk. All Muslims except those who are young, old or the infirm must fast. Muslims must also abstain from pleasures such as smoking cigarettes and intimate activities during the daylight of the fasting month.
Hari Raya Aidil Fitri is actually a joyous occasion for Muslims as it signifies the personal triumph of the believer and the a victory of self-restraint and abstinence from food for a month. Symbolically, it symbolises purification and the renewal. It is not easy to fast – honestly. I have the greatest respect for Muslims because of the willpower, commitment and discipline to fast ffrom dawn to dusk for one whole month.
Fasting is definitely a very good practice and is encouraged in Christianity and other religions as well. When fasting, one concentrates on God and attention is diverted from worldly things. I am very sure that after the fasting period, my Muslim friends are definitely renewed in their minds and bodies and for sure, the celebration is a joyous one.
Istana Open House for Hari Raya Puasa on Friday
Bands from Zhonghua Secondary and Deyi Secondary will perform at the Open House.
There will also be a Malay dance performance put up by People’s Association talents.
Visitors can also get their faces painted by make-up artists from Cosmopr of Academy.
Admission to the Istana grounds is free for Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents.
Other visitors will have to pay an entrance fee of $1 per person.
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