Eid party and iftar invitation wording: 16 examples

An iftar invitation has one fixed point: the time the fast breaks, which changes by the day and is not yours to set. An Eid invitation has the opposite problem: three days of open houses and nobody sure which to come to. Both go out by WhatsApp, both need a number for the food, and both are easier with the right words. Here are sixteen to copy.

What an iftar invitation needs

• The date and, because it moves, the Maghrib time for that day in your town ("fast opens at 7.42pm"). Guests arrive twenty minutes before.
• Where, with a postcode, and whether there is somewhere to pray Maghrib and Isha.
• What is served. Dates and water at Maghrib, then dinner; or a light iftar and dinner after Taraweeh.
• Who is welcome. Families, ladies only, colleagues, the whole community.
• What to bring, if it is a shared iftar: "a dish to share" or "nothing at all".
• The reply, by a date, with how many.

Iftar invitation wording

1. Family iftar, formal

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Imran and Saima Malik invite you to break the fast with them on Saturday, 13 March 2027 Maghrib at 6.08pm · Dinner to follow 22 Linden Road, Bradford BD9 9AA Please reply by 10 March

2. Family iftar, warm

Come and open your fast with us on Saturday, 13 March. Maghrib is at 6.08, so come from 5.45. Dates, pakoras, then dinner, then Taraweeh at the masjid for those who want it. Families welcome. Let us know how many of you are coming.

3. Community iftar at the masjid

Masjid-e-Noor invites the community to a shared iftar on Friday, 19 March 2027. Fast opens at 6.19pm; please arrive by 6pm. Dinner after Maghrib. Everyone welcome, no need to bring anything. Reply on the link so the kitchen can plan.

4. Shared iftar, bring a dish

Iftar at ours on Sunday, 21 March, Maghrib at 6.23pm. We will do the dates, the samosas and the biryani; bring a dish to share if you like, or just yourselves. Reply with your dish so we do not end up with six fruit chaats.

5. Work iftar

You are invited to the team iftar on Thursday, 18 March at 5.45pm in the fourth-floor kitchen. Fast opens at 6.17pm; everyone is welcome whether you are fasting or not. Dinner is halal and vegetarian options are provided. Please reply by Tuesday so we can order.

6. Ladies' iftar

Ladies' iftar at Saima's on Wednesday, 24 March, Maghrib at 6.28. Come from 6. Light iftar, then dinner, then we pray together. Children welcome. Reply so we can set the table.

7. Iftar and Taraweeh

Join us for iftar and Taraweeh on Saturday, 27 March. Fast opens at 6.33pm at ours, 22 Linden Road, then we walk to Masjid-e-Noor for Isha and Taraweeh at 8.15. Light dinner before, tea after. Families welcome.

8. Last ten nights

An iftar for the last ten nights: Thursday, 1 April at ours, Maghrib at 6.42pm. Dinner, then the night is yours. Bring nothing but your duas.

What an Eid invitation needs

• Which Eid, al-Fitr or al-Adha, and the day: Eid day itself, or the second or third day, which is when most families hold the bigger gathering.
• The time, and whether it is an open house ("drop in between 2 and 8") or a sit-down meal.
• Where.
• Food and gifts. "Eidi for the children" if you want guests to know the children will be there; "no gifts" if you mean it.
• A reply, loosely for an open house, firmly for a meal.

Eid party invitation wording

9. Eid al-Fitr open house

Eid Mubarak! Our doors are open on Eid day, Wednesday, 7 April, from 2pm until late. Drop in for as long as you like; there will be food all afternoon. Children welcome, and there is Eidi for them. 22 Linden Road, Bradford.

10. Eid al-Fitr dinner

Imran and Saima Malik invite you to an Eid dinner on Thursday, 8 April 2027 at 6pm, the second day of Eid, at the Regency Banqueting Suite, Bradford. Please reply by 2 April with the number in your party.

11. Eid al-Adha lunch

Eid al-Adha Mubarak. Join us for lunch on Eid day, Wednesday, 16 June, from 1pm at ours, after the morning prayer. Lamb from the qurbani, rice, and the children's favourites. Reply so we know how many.

12. Eid for the whole family

The Malik family Eid gathering is on Saturday, 10 April from 3pm at the community hall on Regency Road. Everyone, from the eldest to the newest; bring the grandparents. Food from 4. Let us know your numbers by Thursday.

13. Eid at work

Eid Mubarak to everyone. We are marking Eid with lunch in the fourth-floor kitchen on Thursday, 8 April at 12.30pm. All welcome. Reply by Tuesday so we can order enough.

14. Chaand raat

Chaand raat at ours tonight if the moon is sighted: henna, bangles, chai and sweets from 9pm. Ladies and children. Message to say you are coming.

15. Eid, short for the group

Eid Mubarak! Open house Eid day from 2pm, 22 Linden Road. Come when you can, stay as long as you like. Tell us roughly when so there is food on the table.

16. Closing line

May Allah accept our fasts and our prayers, and bring you and your family joy this Eid.

Things to get right

• The Maghrib time. Check it for your town on the day you are hosting, not today; it shifts by two minutes a day. Print it, and say "arrive by".
• Eid day moves. Eid depends on the moon sighting. Say "Eid day, expected Wednesday, 7 April" and send a confirmation the night before, or hold the gathering on the second or third day, when the date is certain.
• Non-Muslim guests. At a work iftar, tell them they are welcome to eat whether or not they fasted, and roughly what happens at Maghrib, so nobody feels awkward.
• Food numbers. Iftar food is cooked to the minute. A reply form with "how many" saves the host from guessing.

Where the words go

The designs with Arabic calligraphy on the nikah page suit an Eid card as well as a wedding: the Bismillah at the top, your greeting in Arabic and English, the details and a reply form under it.

An iftar or Eid gathering with more than a few households is easier from one page: the date, the Maghrib time, the venue and a map, what to bring, and a reply form that asks each family how many are coming. Send one link to the group and the replies come to you, not to the chat. Pick any design on the designs page, set the heading to "Iftar" or "Eid dinner", and the page does the rest. One payment of £40 covers any number of guests and the page stays live for a year, so the same link serves every Ramadan iftar you host.