PRINTER'S NO. 867
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
146
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY STREET, COLLETT, FONTANA, LEACH, SANTARSIERO,
KEARNEY, FARNESE, HUGHES, MUTH AND TARTAGLIONE, JUNE 4, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 4, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Observing June 4, 2019, as "Eid al-Fitr Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth, specifically Philadelphia, is
lauded as the birthplace of the nation; and
WHEREAS, Founded by William Penn as an example of religious
tolerance and exemplified by language in the 1701 Charter of
Privileges which guaranteed religious freedom to all,
Philadelphia continues to be a pillar of religious acceptance;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is estimated to be home to more
than 300,000 Muslims; and
WHEREAS, Muslims recognize two major religious observances
each year, Ramadan and Hajj, each corresponding to the
respective holiday of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; and
WHEREAS, The Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are observed
according to the lunar-based Islamic calendar; and
WHEREAS, The month of Ramadan is comprised of good deeds,
donation and sacrifice, in an attempt to receive thawab, which
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