1,000 Muslim community members in Bohol celebrate Eid’l Fitr
Muslims from different communities in Bohol come together at the President Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex in Tagbilaran City, Bohol for the observance of the Eid’l Fitr on Monday morning, March 31, 2025. | PHOTO: Leo Udtohan / Inquirer Visayas
TAGBILARAN CITY — At least 1,000 members of the Muslim community celebrated Eid’l Fitr on Monday at the President Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex in this city.
Wearing their best robes and dresses, Muslim men and women living in Tagbilaran City, Panglao, Dauis, and Tubigon gathered at the sports complex to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of sacrifice.
Taha Malabi, president of the Bohol Muslim Community Peace Movement, said Eid’l Fitr is one of the most important occasions in Islam.
The celebration started at 7 a.m. with a traditional Salat al-Eid or special prayers recited during the Eid holidays.
Since Eid Al-Fitr is a day of joy and thanksgiving, Muslims were obliged to keep the lessons of Ramadan close to heart by performing their duty and making sacrifices for a noble objective.
After the Salat al-Eid, meal packs were served to the attendees.
Celebrations were also held in Batuan, Jagna, and Catigbian towns.
Shahari, 31, said he found peace and contentment while celebrating Ramadan.
“I pray for peace because Allah is peace,” he said.
About 80 percent of the Muslims who came to Bohol many generations ago are Maranaos, while the rest are a mixture of Tausugs, Maguindanaos, and other tribes.
They have all been into trading which placed them in peaceful coexistence with Boholanos, who are about 85 percent Christians.
Already reaching over 6,000, the Muslims in Bohol have started putting up a census at the Office of Muslim Affairs, which is attached to the office of Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado.
