Points to Ponder — Page 30
— 30 purpose was the same as that of our Eid. Because God has directed us to eat on this day, so, the real eating is eating on this day. But because of misinterpretation, it has turned into a strange tradition. In fact, the directive would be, “Eat for the sake of God. ” But, as the misunderstanding mullas have thought Eid ’s meaning is to eat so much that either you become flatulent or invite cholera; similarly the pundits have also understood it incorrectly.