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By: Here we are welcoming eid Elfitr
with hearts full of iman boosted by the blessing generated from the month of
Ramadan. Many of us could wrongfully welcome this beautiful occasion with
immoral doings and incorrect behaviours. We could tend to forget that what we
are really celebrating is the end of a month in which people worship and submit
to Allah swt. We are celebrating that God has given us the privilege of
witnessing Ramadan benefiting from its kheir and rewards. And the end of
Ramadan should not be considered at any time as if “mission
accomplished” where we go back to our “sins” and bad habits
that we use to do prior to this holly month. To reach the internal joy after
Ramadan, we should ask ourselves whether we spent this Holly month in ibadaat
and repentance or we recited the Quran, or we can even ask ourselves how much
we spent in sadakaat, how many times we did qyyaam, did we purify our souls,
did we clean our hearts from hatred, did we actually carry out our
understanding and belief of the importance of fasting, or Ramadan is only a
matter of habits and customs that we just follow without perception of their
meanings The days of `Eid are days of joy,
maintaining the ties of kinship, visiting others, and reviving friendly
relations with relatives and neighbours. Enjoying eid is by all means
permissible as long as we observe Allah swt through our spending and
entertainment. Our spending in this occasion should be moderate without
prodigality or stinginess, for both behaviours are abominable in the sight of
Allah. He Almighty says [and eat and drink,
but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals] (Al-A`raf 7:31
) and [And let not thy hand be chained to thy
neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded]
(Al-Israa’ 17:29 ). The joy of `Eid will never be
complete until the Muslim nation is gathered and united, the banner of Islam is
raised in all its areas, and the pains and grieves befalling us day and night
come to an end. `Eid evokes in our soul several
feelings that appear to be joyful and delightful but, in fact, these feelings
conceal deep grief. In what situation will our Muslim brothers and sisters all
over the world experience `Eid this year? Do widows, bereaved mothers, and
hungry children rejoice in `Eid as we do? . We are here not to block the delight
of eid nor to put down the spirits of this occasion, but rather to remind
ourselves that the end of Ramadan is not a “vacation” from Islam
but rather It’s a new layer to add up to our lives which should be marked
with higher commitment to Islam and a core that remains attached to its
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