the united states postal service issued a 34-cent stamp on the 1 september 2001 at the annual islamic society of north america's convention in des plaines, illinois. it features gold arabic calligraphy on a lapis background that commemorates two of the most important muslim festivals: eid ul-fitr, marking the end of the month-long fast of ramadan and eid al-adha, at the end of the pilgrimage to mecca. during the festival, muslims wish each other "eid mubarak," the phrase featured on the stamp. "eid mubarak" translates into english as "blessed festival," and can be paraphrased as "may your religious holiday be blessed." this phrase can be applied to both eid al-fitr and eid al-adha. this stamp was designed by the islamic calligrapher mohammed zakariya.