• An Emirati father holds his son after Eid Al Fitr prayers outside Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. All photos Leslie Pableo for The National
    An Emirati father holds his son after Eid Al Fitr prayers outside Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. All photos Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
  • Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.
    Worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr outside Sheikh Zayed Mosque early on Tuesday morning.

UAE

Eid Al Fitr 2019: Scenes of joy as Abu Dhabi worshippers mark holiday - in pictures

The Rulers of the Emirates wish families well as the country celebrates the festival after Ramadan

The National

June 04, 2019

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Hundreds of thousands of Muslims celebrated the start of Eid Al Fitr on Tuesday, with many performing prayers from 5.45am as the sun rose over Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

Eid Al Fitr - the festival that marks the end of Ramadan - sees families visit relatives and friends and eat together after a month of daytime fasting.

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