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The Qur'an says:"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil." (Sura Bakr-Ayat 183)
The Holy Prophet said:"Whoever does not give up lying and acting falsely, Allah does not stand in need of his giving up food and drink."
(Bukhari-Ch.30 - No. 8)
On the meaning and essence of fasting Hazrat Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah said in his Farman:
"Haqiqati Momins do not fast only in the month of Ramadhan. For them fasting is for all the 360 days. In the 360 days when not a single evil act is committed and not a single person is hurt, that is fasting.' (Kalam-e-Imam-i-Mubin - Part 1)
The observance of Eid is an expression of joy at having fulfilled God's command of discipline and piety. It is also a day of thanks-giving to God for the guidance He bestowed upon mankind through His last Prophet.
While 'Eid-al-Fib' is an occasion for joy and happiness it is certainly not an occasion
for over-eating, frivolity or for the pursuit of pleasure. The joy on this occasion is the spiritual joy of fulfillment and it is in this moment that Muslims assemble to offer Eid prayer which is said any time after sunrise and before noon. As they stand in the presence of their Maker and fall prostrate before Him in thanksgiving, they exhibit the fraternity and brotherhood which is the important and significant aspect of Islam.
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