ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Islamic Center of Rochester hosted an Eid Mubarak event at the Rochester Dome Arena on Sunday. Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid is observed on March 30 and March 31 for 2025. It is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Musli ms celebrate worldwide by enjoying the day with family and friends exchanging gifts and reflecting upon their fast. It begins with an obligatory prayer, which thousands of local Muslims gathered at the Dome Arena to partake in Tabassam Javed, the former president of the Islamic Center of Rochester and current board member said attendees, "At the Center, we can only hold up to 1,000 people for prayer, and today the number of people who came is more like 2 to 3 thousand, so we did three services for everybody to be able to attend." Building community is also an important part of this time. T1D Gala Spotlights Diabetes Research "Like people who go to church together sometimes, they have such an affinity for each other because they happen to be at a place of worship," Jeved said. "Similarly, the connection that is made here is very valuable to people and also reaffirms their identity as a Muslim. That is one thing that they really gain from this get together in which they get to see people they are around in the community and in the larger Rochester area." He said. For additional information and events held by the Islamic Center of Rochester, you can visit their website here. ...read more read less