Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha: What to Write
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Eid Mubarak works for both Eids. How the card line changes for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, without a lecture.
People search for two different cards and then find they can send the same one. Eid Mubarak is correct on Eid al-Fitr and on Eid al-Adha. The day changes. The greeting does not have to.
If you want the inside of the card to name the Eid, change one line. Do not rewrite the whole note.
The line that always works
“Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept it from you and keep your home in ease.”
That sentence is honest on either morning. Use it when you are writing a stack of cards and you do not want a different draft for each address.
Eid al-Fitr
This is the Eid after Ramadan. A card can mention the fast without explaining Ramadan to someone who just finished it.
“Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your fasts and the nights you stood. Thinking of you this morning.”
Eid al-Adha
This is the Eid of sacrifice, in the days of Hajj. Keep the line short. The meaning is already large.
“Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your sacrifice and bring you peace in the year ahead.”
If they are on Hajj, or someone in the family is, a Hajj Mubarak card may fit better than a general Eid note. You can still write Eid Mubarak underneath.
One card, both mornings
Our Eid Mubarak cards are for both Eids. Thick card, a kraft envelope, and either a short message or a blank page. More wording lives in what to write in an Eid card.
Questions
- Can one Eid card be used for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha?
- Yes. Eid Mubarak is correct for both. Add one line about the fast or the sacrifice only if you want the day named.
- What is a simple line for Eid al-Adha?
- Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your sacrifice and keep you in His mercy.
- What is a simple line for Eid al-Fitr?
- Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your fasts and fill your home with ease.