Eid al-Fitr takes place right after the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims believe God revealed the Qurʾān to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibrīl), and during the first three days of the month of Shawwāl. While Ramadan is a month of fasting and solemnity, Eid al-Fitr marks the festive breaking of the Ramadan fast.
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