Eid and family invitation wording

What to write on an invitation for Eid, an iftar or a family gathering. The day of Eid depends on the moon: if it falls a day later, change the date and the invitation shows the new day.

What goes on it, in order

  1. Eid Mubarak, or the occasion
  2. Who invites: the family
  3. The day and the time
  4. The place
  5. When to reply by

Eid lunch

Eid MubarakThe Hussain family invite you to Eid lunchon the first day of Eid, Insha’Allah,Tuesday 9 March 20271 Shawwal 1448at 1:00 PMOur home in BradfordPlease reply by 1 March 2027

An iftar

Ramadan MubarakThe Hussain family invite you to open your fast with usTuesday 9 March 20271 Shawwal 1448at sunsetOur home in BradfordPlease reply by 1 March 2027

A family gathering

The Hussain familyinvite you to an afternoon with the familyTuesday 9 March 2027from 1:00 PMOur home in BradfordPlease reply by 1 March 2027

Lines you may want to add

Children
Children are very welcome.
Prayer
There will be a place to pray Zuhr at the venue.
Who is invited
Your invitation is for the guests named on it.

A dua

تَقَبَّلَ ٱللَّٰهُ مِنَّا وَمِنكُمْ

“May Allah accept from us and from you.”
The Eid greeting of the Companions

On Najm, the invitation writes the rest

Type the names and each one’s parents once, and choose who invites. The invitation sets the request line, the day with its Islamic date, the time and the place, and greets each family by name on its own link. Each family replies on it.

£49, once, however many families you invite. Paid when you send it, after you have seen it exactly as your guests will.

Make yours