Arsenal shared a tweet on their official account today wishing followers a happy Eid and Mesut Ozil’s iconic image praying in the centre circle with his hands held out was used in the image shared below the message.
Eid Mubarak to all @Arsenal fans celebrating around the world pic.twitter.com/yitdcvH6Gw
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 6, 2016
The Germany international of Turkish origin is a muslim and also shared an Eid message to his followers via Twitter.
I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Eid. ☺?? #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/gnojpWbhai
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) July 5, 2016
Ozil also featured in former Gunner Lukas Podolski’s Eid tweet alongside Liverpool star – also a Germany international of Turkish origin – with a message in both Turkish and English.
Dünya üzerindeki tüm taraftarlara ve dostlarımıza çok mutlu ve huzurlu bir bayram dileriz. ❤️??? #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/khtKkHiwzg
— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) July 5, 2016
Eid Mubarak or Blessed Eid is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan.
Ozil and Can are members of the Turkish community of Germany which has an estimated population of 3-4 million.
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