Eid al-Fitr
Enable an AI agent to recognise an Eid al-Fitr observance, assess its locally established timing and readiness, and coordinate appropriate actions within the authority and practices of its community.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Eid identity and community Establishes which Eid al-Fitr occurrence is represented and whose observance it describes.
Occasion and occurrence
Identifies the occasion and anchors its recurrence.
Ramadan completion identity
Record how the occurrence is identified as Eid al-Fitr, including its Hijri year and relationship to the completion of Ramadan.
- What identifies this occurrence as Eid al-Fitr, and to which Hijri year does it belong? definition
- Does the record describe the whole observance, an Eid prayer, a celebration or a civil holiday associated with it? boundary
Community and authority
Locates the observance within the community and authority relationships that make its decisions applicable.
Applicable community decision
Record the community represented and the authority it follows for this occurrence without extending that authority to unrelated communities.
- Which community and locality does this observance represent, and whose Eid determination does it follow? provenance
- Where nearby communities follow different determinations, which participants and arrangements does each decision cover? boundary
Shawwal determination and announcement Tracks how the applicable beginning of Eid is determined, announced and translated into usable local timing.
Determination evidence
Records the basis and status of the community's timing decision.
Attributed Eid announcement
Preserve the relevant announcement, its issuer, publication time and stated determination basis.
- What announcement or guidance establishes the date, who issued it and what determination basis does it state? provenance
- Is the date provisional, announced, revised or disputed within the represented community? measurement
Local timing and revisions
Separates observance timing from associated schedules and manages changes.
Usable local Eid timing
Record locally applicable timing at its supported precision and identify arrangements dependent on it.
- What local dates, time zone and interval boundaries are established, and which refer only to prayer, celebrations or civil holidays? measurement
- If the applicable Eid announcement changes, which schedules and participant notices require an update? action
Eid prayer and fitr giving Connects Eid prayer arrangements and zakat al-fitr coordination to explicitly attributed community guidance.
Eid prayer arrangements
Describes a particular Eid prayer gathering and the conditions needed to participate.
Confirmed prayer opportunity
Record the organiser's prayer schedule, location, participation arrangements and current operating state.
- Which organiser confirms the prayer venue, start time and any alternative sessions or weather arrangements? provenance
- What must a participant know or arrange to attend this specific Eid prayer? action
Zakat al-fitr coordination
Captures applicable guidance and distribution arrangements without deciding individual religious liability.
Attributed fitr giving instructions
Record the guidance followed for zakat al-fitr and distinguish religious timing guidance from a collector's operational cutoff.
- Which guidance specifies the applicable form, amount basis and timing of zakat al-fitr for this community? provenance
- What collection or distribution action is available, and how does its operational cutoff relate to the timing stated in that guidance? action
Eid celebration and observance state Represents locally associated celebrations and assesses the state of concrete observance arrangements.
Local celebration and participation
Identifies community-specific Eid activities and their attendance conditions.
Locally attested Eid activities
Record meals, visits, greetings or public celebrations only where they are associated with this occurrence by participants or organisers.
- Which celebrations are actually associated with this occurrence, and who identifies them as local customs or organised activities? provenance
- Which activities are public, invitation-only or otherwise restricted, and what accessibility arrangements are confirmed? boundary
Readiness and completion
Assesses individual arrangements and determines what an agent may communicate or coordinate next.
Arrangement-specific observance state
Track readiness and outcomes separately for Eid prayer, giving arrangements and celebrations rather than asserting one undifferentiated completion state.
- Which Eid arrangements are confirmed, awaiting the date announcement, changed, completed or cancelled, and what evidence supports those states? measurement
- Given those states and the agent's authorization, what reminder, schedule update or participation coordination may happen next? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
What it is Filled
This model owns Eid al-Fitr as an observance marking the completion of Ramadan, including its community-specific determination, observance arrangements, participation conditions and completion state.
In scope
- Identity of an Eid al-Fitr observance and the community to which it applies
- Determination and announcement of its timing for a specified year and locality
- Arrangements for Eid prayer and associated communal observance
- Coordination of zakat al-fitr without assuming a universal calculation or distribution rule
- Community-specific celebration, access and participation arrangements
- Readiness, changes and completion of the particular observance
Out of scope
- Ramadan fasting practices and individual fasting compliance
- Eid al-Adha, pilgrimage and sacrificial rites
- General Islamic jurisprudence and adjudication of religious obligations
- Astronomical observation systems and general calendar computation
- Charitable organisations, beneficiary records and financial transaction processing
- Employment law, statutory holiday entitlements and general venue management
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise an Eid al-Fitr observance, assess its locally established timing and readiness, and coordinate appropriate actions within the authority and practices of its community.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The occasion is identified as Eid al-Fitr associated with the completion of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal, rather than Eid al-Adha.
- A particular occurrence is anchored to a Hijri year and a named community or authority; a Gregorian date alone does not establish its applicability.
- A Ramadan evening meal or fasting activity does not become Eid al-Fitr merely because it occurs near Ramadan's end.
- An Eid prayer, zakat al-fitr collection or family gathering may be associated with the observance without individually constituting the entire observance.
- A civil holiday labelled Eid al-Fitr may cover a different interval from the community's religious observance and must be recorded separately.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one authority's date as binding on all observers.
- Mock, stereotype or misrepresent the festival or its observers.
- Use observance data to identify or profile people by religion.
- Schedule mandatory events on the holiday where the person has asked to observe it.
Only with a human decision
- Granting or refusing leave for observance.
May
- Explain Eid al-Fitr and its customs, citing sources from the communities that observe it.
- Give the expected date and state that communities may fix it differently.
- Help schedule work, school or services around the holiday on request.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious holidays are central to identity and community and must be treated with respect.
- Charity given at Eid supports people in need; misdirecting it wrongs them.
Who is affected
- Muslims who observe it
- Employees and students
- Recipients of charity
Owners Filled
Steward
Religious authorities and communities that announce and observe it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q15645154 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.eid-al-fitr
- Wikidata: Q464458 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464458)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Observance community: Named community, locality and applicable religious authority
- Hijri year: Year in the Hijri calendar
- Timing determination basis: Reported moon sighting, calendar calculation, authority declaration, combined basis or unresolved; retain the authority's wording
- Announcement state: Awaiting determination, provisional, announced, revised or disputed
- Applicable observance interval: Locally established start and end with time zone, precision and supporting announcement
- Eid prayer arrangement: Unknown, planned, confirmed, changed, completed or cancelled for a specified gathering
- Zakat al-fitr guidance: Applicable guidance source specifying form, amount basis, timing and responsible distributor
- Participation conditions: Locally specified access, capacity, accessibility and gathering-specific participation arrangements
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Congregational prayers in mosques or open grounds on the morning after Ramadan ends.
- Festive clothing, family visits and greetings such as Eid Mubarak.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Associate an Eid al-Fitr occurrence with its community, Hijri year and authoritative announcements.
- Track provisional timing and update affected arrangements when the applicable announcement changes.
- Explain differences between community observance dates without declaring one community's decision universally applicable.
- Coordinate attendance at a confirmed Eid prayer or related gathering using its actual participation conditions.
- Provide reminders and referrals for zakat al-fitr using explicitly attributed local guidance.
- Record completion or cancellation of individual arrangements while preserving unresolved questions about the wider observance.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Crowded travel and gatherings raise the risk of crushes and accidents.
Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
No universal technical standard or single regulatory authority governs this religious observance across communities and jurisdictions.
Context of use required Filled
- Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and begins on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar.
- Communities observe it through communal prayer, charity, family visits, and shared meals according to local practice.
- Its locally recognised date informs arrangements for gatherings, travel, and time away from work or school.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q464458: Eid al-Fitr - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Eid al-Fitr - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which authorities and primary sources should ground the initial model, and how should differences between their guidance be represented?
- How should the model express religious observance boundaries, extended local celebrations and civil holiday intervals without conflating them?
- What evidence is sufficient to treat an Eid announcement as applicable when a locality contains communities following different authorities?
- Which variations in Eid prayer participation and zakat al-fitr guidance require explicit representation rather than a link to community guidance?
- What level of occurrence should be authoritative in the registry: a community's annual observance, a locality-wide grouping or another explicitly defined unit?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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